English Dictionary

Mayberry Machiavelli

名詞

軽蔑的

(derogatory) A person who furthers a cause by "reducing every issue to its simplest, black-and-white terms for public consumption", i.e., denying nuance by presenting stark but fallacious alternatives.

日本語の意味

公共の議論において、複雑な論点を単純な二者択一（白か黒か）に還元し、物事の微妙なニュアンスを無視して推進することで支持を集める、軽蔑的な意味合いの人物 / 問題を極端かつ単純化して提示し、実際の議論の多様な側面や中間的な意見を否定するような、策略的かつ偏狭な見方をする人

The mayor's adviser turned out to be a true Mayberry Machiavelli, spinning every policy debate into a simple good-or-evil choice for the voters.

市長の顧問は、本当の小さな町の扇動者で、すべての政策論議を有権者向けに善か悪かの単純な二択に仕立て上げていた。

意味（1）

(derogatory) A person who furthers a cause by "reducing every issue to its simplest, black-and-white terms for public consumption", i.e., denying nuance by presenting stark but fallacious alternatives.

That Mayberry Machiavelli thinks that anybody who didn't support the Iraq war is a Saddam Hussein supporter.

Mayberry Machiavellis （ plural ）