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Intellectually Supported Tyranny This references a general idea
that intellectuals are supposed to be responsible in their
social and political opinions, but has a more general
application to the phenomenon of such people becoming (at best
misguided) sympathizers of the Evil Overlord du jour. In
fiction, this is a good variation on Not Brainwashed. Given that
they tend to reference actual totalitarian governments,
dystopian works often have the heroes interacting with this
type, who tends to have power in a paradoxically anti-
intellectual state.    Anime and Manga   • Kiyomi Takada has
this kind of vibe in Death Note, being an important example of a
sane Kira supporter who is established to be on the same
intellectual level as Light (albeit only academically). In her
profession as newscaster, rather than helping to secure society
against the Kira-cult, she becomes one of its major
propagandists.   • Diethard in Code Geass is another journalist
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