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* [[MAG ISA]]: [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119653 The school shooters in this comic are well-intentioned extremists]. They honestly believe that by [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119712 shooting up a school], they help create a world of love and peace.
* [[MAG-ISA]]: [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119653 The school shooters in this comic are well-intentioned extremists]. They honestly believe that by [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119712 shooting up a school], they help create a world of love and peace.
* Celesto Morgan in ''[[Dominic Deegan]]: Oracle for Hire''. Compare him to the far more ruthless (and detestable) [[Knight Templar]] Raf Maliksh, who tries to kill Celesto for being insufficiently fanatical.
* Celesto Morgan in ''[[Dominic Deegan]]: Oracle for Hire''. Compare him to the far more ruthless (and detestable) [[Knight Templar]] Raf Maliksh, who tries to kill Celesto for being insufficiently fanatical.
* As shown somewhat earlier in the strip, Miranda West of ''[[The Wotch]]'' walks full stride into Well Intentioned Extremity in a recent arc, where she punishes [[School Newspaper Newshound|Ivan]] for being too intrusive in his desire to discover Anne's secrets, also condemns two innocents, and then refuses Ivan's plea that he has (apparently) learned his lesson, as well as refusing to help the ones who had nothing to do with her concerns, [http://www.thewotch.com/?epDate=2008-12-23 threatening him] when he calls her out on it. But her status as a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] comes not just from her actions, but also from [http://www.thewotch.com/?epDate=2009-01-09 her attempt to justify it] to her familiar (and herself).
* As shown somewhat earlier in the strip, Miranda West of ''[[The Wotch]]'' walks full stride into Well Intentioned Extremity in a recent arc, where she punishes [[School Newspaper Newshound|Ivan]] for being too intrusive in his desire to discover Anne's secrets, also condemns two innocents, and then refuses Ivan's plea that he has (apparently) learned his lesson, as well as refusing to help the ones who had nothing to do with her concerns, [http://www.thewotch.com/?epDate=2008-12-23 threatening him] when he calls her out on it. But her status as a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] comes not just from her actions, but also from [http://www.thewotch.com/?epDate=2009-01-09 her attempt to justify it] to her familiar (and herself).
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** Up to and including himself.
** Up to and including himself.
* Baron Klaus Wulfenbach in ''[[Girl Genius]]'' rules with an iron fist to protect the world from the sociopathic, unwittingly violent genius of the "[[Mad Scientist|Sparks]]". Attempts are made to paint him as a [[Necessarily Evil]] ruler whose methods are indeed [[The Extremist Was Right|improving the world]], though; it is stated a few times that Klaus doesn't enjoy babysitting Europe.
* Baron Klaus Wulfenbach in ''[[Girl Genius]]'' rules with an iron fist to protect the world from the sociopathic, unwittingly violent genius of the "[[Mad Scientist|Sparks]]". Attempts are made to paint him as a [[Necessarily Evil]] ruler whose methods are indeed [[The Extremist Was Right|improving the world]], though; it is stated a few times that Klaus doesn't enjoy babysitting Europe.
** Klaus is actually an extremely interesting example as he could actually be called a "reluctant tyrant". He hates his job, and would much rather be off adventuring or making crazy inventions (he rarely gets to partake in the latter). As a dictator, his rule basically comes down to "Don't make me come over there!" (Don't start a war, or tamper with forbidden technology of the Other.) Don't break that rule (or make a move to do so), and he is quite content to leave people alone.
** Klaus is actually an extremely interesting example as he could actually be called a "reluctant tyrant". He hates his job, and would much rather be off adventuring or making crazy inventions (he rarely gets to partake in the latter). As a dictator, his rule basically comes down to "Don't make me come over there!" (Don't start a war, or tamper with forbidden technology of the Other.) Don't break that rule (or make a move to do so), and he is quite content to leave people alone.
{{quote|'''Baron Wulfenbach:''' [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date{{=}}20040806 "So I stopped it. And I did it my way this time. No more negotiating. No more promises. No more second chances. And I did it alone. Because I had to. And it worked."]}}
{{quote|'''Baron Wulfenbach:''' [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date{{=}}20040806 "So I stopped it. And I did it my way this time. No more negotiating. No more promises. No more second chances. And I did it alone. Because I had to. And it worked."]}}
*** Of course, this is only what we see as readers. Lots of people living under his rule are not as happy. Even if they agree it's still better than "everyone against everyone" bloodbath or [[Zombie Apocalypse]].
*** Of course, this is only what we see as readers. Lots of people living under his rule are not as happy. Even if they agree it's still better than "everyone against everyone" bloodbath or [[Zombie Apocalypse]].
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