Unholy Alliance

What is Unholy Alliance?


1.

Etymology: a play on the name, Holy Alliance, for a coalition of Russia, Austria, and Prussia in 1815

1. a coalition among seemingly antagonistic groups, especially if one is religious, for ad hoc or hidden gain

2. parody of same

Professor Yandle's descriptions of "Baptists and Bootleggers..." refers to a contrived and self-reinforcing antagonism that benefits both parties, one that is traditionally refered to, in Kentucky, as the Unholy Alliance.

See ad hoc, hidden agenda, collusion, baptists, bootleggers, puritanism


96

Random Words:

1. An individual who is not a vegetarian and who does eat meat, but who aspires to ensuring he or she does not eat meat or dairy products w..
1. One of Hitler's first concentration camps; not mentioned as much as other famous ones ex - Dachau Oranienburg was where Frank and ..
1. An extremely weird religion that seems to revolve around Friday 13th Person 1: happy Friday 13th!! Person 2: whut Person 1: I'm ..