# Examples from fiction where some people see the villains as heroes due to their political leanings.

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**Created:** [June 4, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-from-fiction-where-some-people-see-the-villains-as-heroes-due-to-their-political-leanings/855048 "2020-06-04T15:27:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-from-fiction-where-some-people-see-the-villains-as-heroes-due-to-their-political-leanings/855048/21 "2020-06-05T20:42:01Z")

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_Animal House._ The older I get, the more sympathy I have for Dean Wormer.

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**Author:** ![Manwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-from-fiction-where-some-people-see-the-villains-as-heroes-due-to-their-political-leanings/855048/22 "2020-06-05T20:55:21Z")

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The Godfather and other gangster movies - the political idea of just doing what you need to do to look after your people.

The Joker - it’s become a meme. Look up “Jokerfied”

The Watchmen - Alan Moore had to tell smelly antisocial fans that his characters weren’t meant to be idols.

Lolita - Libertarians have seen the protagonist as a hero.

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