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Some [[True Neutral]] people are devoted to the [[Balance Between Good and Evil]] - They fight only because the forces of darkness grow too strong. The problem comes when they become [[Omnicidal Neutral|''militantly'' neutral]]; so devoted to not taking sides that they lash out against both Good and Evil without distinguishing between [[Friend or Foe]]. This usually takes the form of always siding with the underdog; the moment one side gains the upper hand, they'll pull a [[Face Heel Turn]] (or a [[Heel Face Turn]]) to make sure both sides are 'equal'. This can lead to a very [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|unreliable fellow]] and a [[Wild Card]] whose misguided morals lead his former allies to cut him down despite his [[What Is Evil?|protests that he was only following his heart]].
'''Stupid Neutral''' people tend to think of morality as balancing a metaphysical checkbook; any evil deed can be 'cancelled out' by committing an equally good deed. No remorse or [[The Atoner|atonement]] is needed; to these people, there is no [[Moral Event Horizon]] past which their actions cannot be [[Buy Them Off|forgiven by good works]] (or evil works, as the case may be). In short, these people are the types who will build an orphanage and then "balance it out" by burning down the orphanage across the street. This pattern of [[Kick the Dog|kicking the dog]] and then stopping to [[Pet the Dog|pet it]] immediately afterwards just results in a very neurotic dog... and a very confused audience.
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There is also the reverse of this in the other type of neutral, so neutral that they refuse to try to get out of the burning building.
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Compare [[Golden Mean Fallacy]]. May be considered an unstable middle ground between [[Lawful Stupid]] and [[Chaotic Stupid]].
{{Noreallife|there's no reason to celebrate people like this, even though we all know someone who probably qualifies.}}
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