Schrödinger's Insurrection

Definition

Political satire describing the contradictory stance of simultaneously claiming an event was a false flag operation by opponents while also celebrating it as a legitimate expression of one's own movement. Named after the famous quantum mechanics thought experiment, it exists in two mutually exclusive states until someone demands logical consistency.

Example Usage

His take on January 6th is pure Schrödinger's Insurrection—he says it was antifa but also that the protesters were patriots.

Source: Urban Dictionary

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