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Alice could have been a hero; she's been fighting the good fight, and her goals and methods have been reasonable, considering the opposing threat. The only problem is, [[Windmill Political|said threat doesn't actually exist]]. In reality, the good fight Alice has been putting up has all been a wasted effort, and her goals and methods – far from being reasonable – have actually been quite outrageous. [[I Did What I Had to Do|She did what she thought she had to do]], to protect people from her imagined monsters, and ended up creating trouble through her good intentions. She is a '''Windmill Crusader'''. |
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This character would have been a hero. He’s fighting the good fight. His goals and methods are reasonable, considering the circumstances. There’s only one problem: The circumstances are not real. |
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⚫ | A Windmill Crusader is not a [[Straw Hypocrite]]: While they might be a [[Heteronormative Crusader]] or [[Principles Zealot]], they are not a dishonest person who will try to trick people into a struggle against windmills [[Utopia Justifies the Means|for the greater good]]. No, they honestly and wholeheartedly believe the windmills are giants, and are desperately trying to save everyone from this nonsense threat. |
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Since the premise for his actions is incorrect, his actions are not reasonable either. In fact, his actions can be quite outrageous when he [[I Did What I Had to Do|does what he has to do]] to save people from a [[Windmill Political|threat that doesn’t even exist]]. |
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⚫ | So, why did they mistake windmills for giants in the first place? Well... maybe they're [[Cloudcuckoolander|crazy]], maybe someone gave them [[Red Herring|misinformation]] that they [[Did Not Do the Research|didn't check up enough]], or maybe they [[Belief Makes You Stupid|blindly believe]] some religious or ideological dogma. |
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⚫ | Fighting a threat that [[No Mere Windmill|others mistake for a windmill but actually is a real threat]] doesn't make the character a Windmill Crusader at all. However, it makes it easy to get mistaken for one. Also, a character can fight a real threat and still be a Windmill Crusader: either by misunderstanding what the threat really is, or by fighting real threats as well as [[windmill]]s. |
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⚫ | Fighting a threat that [[No Mere Windmill|others mistake for a windmill but actually is a real threat]] doesn't make the character a |
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Might suffer from [[Black and White Insanity]] or [[Aggressive Categorism]], and is likely to do [[Activist Fundamentalist Antics]]. |
Might suffer from [[Black and White Insanity]] or [[Aggressive Categorism]], and is likely to do [[Activist Fundamentalist Antics]]. |
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Compare [[Conspiracy Theorist]]. Contrast [[Lord Error-Prone]] for someone who makes a lot of little mistakes rather than one huge fundamental misconception. |
Compare [[Conspiracy Theorist]]. Contrast [[Lord Error-Prone]] for someone who makes a lot of little mistakes rather than one huge fundamental misconception. |
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[[No Real Life Examples, Please]], as people are bound to disagree as to whether or not various controversial philosophers, activists, political leaders, or religious prophets fall under |
[[No Real Life Examples, Please]], as people are bound to disagree as to whether or not various controversial philosophers, activists, political leaders, or religious prophets fall under Windmill Crusader, [[Straw Hypocrite]], [[The Cuckoolander Was Right]] or even the [[Only Sane Man]]. |
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