The Johnson Paradox is a phenomenon where a group of people love and support an individual, despite that individual lying repeatedly and showing the utmost corruption and hypocrisy in their daily life.
The individual might also be completely in contempt of their supporters and morally destitute, but the supporters cannot see the individual for what they are and support them regardless.
The individual might also be completely in contempt of their supporters and morally destitute, but the supporters cannot see the individual for what they are and support them regardless.
Reasonable Person 1: "So he lied to everyone and was forced out of office by his own party, yet when he returned yesterday, he was met with thunderous applause?"
Reasonable Person 2: "It's the Johnson Paradox in effect."
Reasonable Person 2: "It's the Johnson Paradox in effect."
by HypocrisySanctimony July 3, 2024
Get the the Johnson Paradox mug.The effect where the more children are prohibited from doing things, the more curious and rebellious they will become. Conversely, when they're given complete trust, they will learn to take responsibility.
The paradox of freedom is evident when my parents tried to restrict my late-night outings; the more they said no, the more I wanted to sneak out and rebel!
by Emotional Cruiser November 15, 2025
Get the paradox of freedom mug.“If an education system’s goal is to educate and prepare its recipients for the real world, then why are the graduates so uneducated, and under prepared?”
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John: “how do the leaders of our society not understand that what they’re doing is immoral and violates the human rights of a group of individuals?”
Jane: “Demitri Sconavar’s Paradox”
Jane: “Demitri Sconavar’s Paradox”
by Charli3 Black October 1, 2020
Get the Demitri Sconavar’s Paradox mug.A common tragedy amongst Looter's when faced with overwhelming amounts of loot , supplies etc they're limited by the quantity of things they can carry. They are forced to leave some loot behind despite wanting all of it. Usually when faced with the Looter's Paradox people are troubled by deciding on what to take and feel uneasy leaving things behind. (Most commonly applies to video games).
After that base raid in dayz I was faced with the Looter's Paradox after finding ludacris amounts of loot.
by Civit November 28, 2019
Get the The Looter's Paradox mug."That guy from our gym is so hot, but have you seen his wife? She looks like a bear with a mop for hair, no way can he be attracted to her."
"He suffers from the Beyonce paradox! Hes only with her because he desperately needs to look better than whoever he is with."
"He suffers from the Beyonce paradox! Hes only with her because he desperately needs to look better than whoever he is with."
by KJ BELAFONTE July 25, 2019
Get the The Beyonce Paradox mug.Person 1: Dude, how the hell did he get outta that bad hand?
Person 2: The Markiplier Paradox. He's somehow both bad and good at poker.
Person 2: The Markiplier Paradox. He's somehow both bad and good at poker.
by War zone boi January 27, 2024
Get the Markiplier Paradox mug.The theory that there is only one cquirrel (pronounced squirrel) in the universe that exists as an omnipotent and omnipresent being. The Cquirel is an evolved human that has has come back from the year distant 1420 so there is only one and a paradox is created every time he is seen next to himself in any field of vision.
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