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To: Miami Vice
While his book is an anodyne to liberals, Thomas Frank’s Manichean philosophy is illustrative…

Wow, a two SAT word bifecta in one sentence…

an•o•dyne ( n -d n ) adj.

1. Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.

2. Relaxing: anodyne novels about country life.

Man•i•chae•ism (m n -k z m) also Man•i•chae•an•ism (-k -n z m) n.

1. The syncretic, dualistic religious philosophy taught by the Persian prophet Manes, combining elements of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Gnostic thought and opposed by the imperial Roman government, Neo-Platonist philosophers, and orthodox Christians.

2. A dualistic philosophy dividing the world between good and evil principles or regarding matter as intrinsically evil and mind as intrinsically good.

13 posted on 11/23/2004 8:50:26 AM PST by Plutarch
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To: Plutarch

Oh okay maybe he should write like Dr Dre talks.

That you would find preferable and understand?


14 posted on 11/23/2004 8:57:41 AM PST by Miami Vice
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