manichean

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But as to John's manichean observation - it seems to be the case.

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  • But as to John's manichean observation - it seems to be the case. —  The Boar's Head Tavern
  • Maybe that is just it: The manichean nature is just a fierce job competition - something like what happened in the ranks at Enron. —  The Boar's Head Tavern
  • It is a false, manichean, anti-pluralist, and ultimately theocratic framing of life and public affairs in America. —  Talk To Action
  • Despite every effort of Republican officials in and out of Washington to present the fight over the Obama budget as a manichean choice between socialism and Americanism, 27 percent of self-identified Republicans approve of Obama's budget priorities, and about the same percentage explicitly favor Obama's approach to the economy over that of congressional Republicans. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • The real subtext of the assault on "Imperial" measurement use in the UK is of course, and always has been, ideological and manichean. —  The Libertarian Alliance: BLOG
 

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