History Main / TheDissenterIsAlwaysRight

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': In "[[Recap/CSINYS06E18 Rest in Peace, Marina Garito]]", Stella is adamant that the deceased is a murder victim; while everyone else, including ME Sid Hammerback, is convinced the woman committed suicide. The detective spends a good bit of time miffed at everyone (especially Sid) and trying to prove her point. Then, the ER doctor who had examined the victim makes an off-hand comment to Mac which leads to proof that Stella was right all along.

* ''Film/DarkestHour'': Since 1932, UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill has been the only senior official in the British government insisting that the Nazis have to be opposed, that UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler's territorial ambitions cannot be appeased by giving him the Sudetenland, and that Germany cannot be allowed to rearm. Everyone else dismisses him as a dangerous warmonger, especially after the disastrous outcome of his Gallipolli campaign in World War I. Then the Germans seize Czechoslovakia and Poland, and are poised to invade Holland and France in short order. Oops...

** In the episode "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS6E22Valiant Valiant]]" of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Jake Sisko and Nog are rescued from a Dominion attack by a ''Defiant''-class vessel manned by a skeleton crew of Starfleet Academy cadets whose supervising officers were killed in action. Because the cadets form the elite "Red Squad" back on Earth, their acting captain, Tim Watters, hatches a plan to take down a prototype Dominion battleship that they have been gathering intelligence on. Jake, the only civilian aboard, objects that the mission is too dangerous for a ship the size of the ''Valiant'', even if that ship had a full crew complement of experienced officers. He is ignored, and disaster ensues.

* In the Season 1 episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E16TheGalileoSeven The Galileo Seven]]" of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', a shuttlecraft commanded by Mr. Spock crashes on an alien planet. Spock finds many of his subsequent decisions are contested by his companions. The most evident is his decision to burn off the remaining fuel to create a flare to attract the ''Enterprise''[='s=] attention so they can be rescued. Despite objections, his plan works.

* ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'' frequently indulges in this: whenever the majority of the detectives are convinced they have an open-and-shut case, except for one person who thinks something doesn't quite add up, you can almost always bet hard money that person will be proven right before the episode is out.

* ''Literature/WorldWarZ'': Invoked by the Israeli intelligence community. After being caught by surprise in the [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict Yom Kippur War]], they developed a policy that if 9 intelligence analysts came to the same conclusion, it was the duty of the tenth to disagree. While the dissenter wasn't always necessarily ''right'', the policy ensured that they were at least seriously considering any potential threat no matter how unlikely.

* ''Theatre/LaNona'': When it comes to Tito's artistic aspirations, the only one who is realistic about it is María. All of her political family is willing to excuse Tito's willful unemployment under the guise that "he would lose his muse if he had to work". María is the only one who sees it as utter bullshit and pushes for Tito to support the family's income. As the play progresses, Tito's ridiculous schemes and excuses to escape work are half the reason for the family's tragic downfall.

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* Zigzagged in the run-up to ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', where of the leaders of Marvel's superhuman community (e.g. ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/DoctorStrange, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Reed Richards]], [[ComicBook/XMen Professor Xavier]]), Captain America is most against the Superhuman Registration Act [[note]] Doctor Strange was indifferent due to having bigger concerns, while Xavier was likewise dealing with more urgent business[[/note]]. While WordOfGod is that Iron Man was supposed to be the one in the right (i.e. people with superhuman powers should be registered), Cap was later proven to be correct in his fears that the SHRA would be misused. Ironically, it's Iron Man himself who shows this by doing things like attacking people in their own homes because they didn't register, recruiting AxCrazy PsychoForHire-types like Bullseye to hunt down dissenting heroes, and tossing people into the Negative Zone.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'': When Simba banishes Kovu from the pride after wrongfully believing that Kovu led him into an ambush, all the other animals in the Prideland join together to ridicule and shun Kovu. Only Kiara believes that Kovu is innocent and runs away to join him in exile. She is also the only one of the Pridelanders to believe that the Outlanders can be good if given the chance, and it is her and Kovu who eventually convince the two groups to come together in the end.

* ''Anime/SpiritedAway'': Chihiro Ogino and her parents, Akio and Yūko, come across what appears to be an abandoned amusement park. While exploring the place, they come across a huge spread of freshly made food, which Mr. and Mrs. Ogino immediately dig into. Chihiro argues that they shouldn't take food without permission, but her parents don't pay her any mind, with her father commenting that [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney his money excuses his bad manners.]] [[KarmicTransformation This turns them into pigs]] because the food was meant for spirits.

** Wills, terrified for his life after the posse managed to kill two members of the gang, grabs the money they had stolen during their heists and returns it to the posse to get them to stop their chase. While the gang lambasts him for his cowardice, Wills's decision almost works; [=McClintock=] is ready to call off the posse once the money is returned and let the outlaws escape, [[spoiler:only for Graff to covertly kill him to keep the chase going.]]

* ''Literature/TheHobbit:'' When the men of Lake-town see fire burning on the mountain, most of them think that Thorin and the other dwarves have retaken it and lit their forges, with only Bard suggesting that the fire means the dragon is coming to attack the city. Everyone tells him to stop being so gloomy but he raises the alarm anyway, so it's thanks to him that the town even survived long enough for him to kill Smaug.

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': In "[[Recap/CSINYS06E18 Rest in Peace, Marina Garito]]," Stella is adamant that the deceased is a murder victim; while everyone else, including ME Sid Hammerback, is convinced the woman committed suicide. The detective spends a good bit of time miffed at everyone (especially Sid) and trying to prove her point. Then, the ER doctor who had examined the victim makes an off-hand comment to Mac which leads to proof that Stella was right all along.

** In "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS2E11PanicInTheSky Panic in the Sky]]", when the Justice League are blamed for an attack against Cadmus, the founding members of the League agree to surrender to authorities until they can prove their innocence. Batman is once again the lone dissenter, arguing that they're more likely to bring the real culprit to justice if they aren't behind bars. His confrontation with Amanda Waller proves crucial to uncovering the truth and [[spoiler:preventing Lex Luthor from transferring his consciousness into a powerful and immortal android, making himself a living god.]]

---> ({{Beat}})
---> '''Kyle:''' Get the fuck out of here!

--->'''Butters:''' ''[triumphant]'' Aha! I told you you should sit on it that way! I told you!

* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3'': This is a trend for Kokichi, who is highly intelligent and integral to exposing the Blackened, yet his status as a chronic liar and TheGadfly causes everyone to distrust anything he says. This results in him often making good points that no one believes or wants to hear, with some even actively fighting him over it, usually Kaito. [[spoiler:In Chapter 2, he tries forcing the class to watch their motive videos together, but everyone rejects the plan. After the next murder, it becomes clear that had the students followed Kokichi's plan, their classmates wouldn't have died as the murder was enabled by the fact that no one knew Kirumi's secret]].

* This is a common thread in many Creator/{{Disney}}/Creator/{{Pixar}} movies, going all the way back to ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', but especially starting in TheNewTens: family values and traditions are misguided, outdated, oppressive, and possibly even self-destructive, and it's up to the plucky teenage protagonist to show those stuffy old farts how wrong they are. (See ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' for just a few examples)

* This is a common thread in many Creator/{{Disney}}/Creator/{{Pixar}} movies, going all the way back to ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'', but especially starting in TheNewTens: family values and traditions are misguided, outdated, oppressive, and possibly even self-destructive, and it's up to the plucky teenage protagonist to show those stuffy old farts how wrong they are. (See ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' for just a few examples)

* ''Anime/SpiritedAway'': Chihiro Ogino and her parents, Akio and Yūko, come across what appears to be an abandoned amusement park. While exploring the place, they come across a huge spread of freshly made food, which Mr. and Mrs. Ogino immediately dig into--their daughter argues that they shouldn't, worried that they'll get into trouble, but they don't pay her any mind and continue eating the food. [[KarmicTransformation This turns them into pigs]] because the food was meant for spirits.

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' has an episode where Stella is adamant that the deceased is a murder victim; while everyone else, including ME Sid Hammerback, is convinced the woman committed suicide. The detective spends a good bit of time miffed at everyone (especially Sid) and trying to prove her point. Then, the ER doctor who had examined the victim makes an off-hand comment to Mac which leads to proof that Stella was right all along.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': PlayedForLaughs in "[[Recap/SouthParkS16E1ReverseCowgirl Reverse Cowgirl]]". Butters reveals that he's been sitting on the toilet backwards so that he can put objects like books on the tank, as opposed to everyone else, who sits on toilets forwards. [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike Then the ghost of John Harrington reveals that the toilet is actually meant to be sat on facing the tank so you can place things there.]]
-->'''Butters:''' ''[triumphant]'' Aha! I told you you should sit on it that way! I told you!

** The very first episode, "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueS1E1To3SecretOrigins Secret Origins]]", deals with a US Senator's campaign for global nuclear disarmament. This plan appears to be popular with everyone except for one military general who protests the idea. It turns out that the senator is actually an invading alien in disguise and the call for disarmament is an attempt to weaken Earth so they cannot defend themselves.

* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius''. Most of the time Jimmy is completely right and he'll always be the one to solve the problem, [[IgnoredExpert but no one ever trusts him]] because [[InsufferableGenius he's such a jerk about it]] and half of the problems were [[NiceJobBreakingItHero caused by him in the first place]]. For example, when the Yolkians (the villains from TheMovie) come to the Earth, Jimmy says they're not to be trusted, [[FalselyReformedVillain even after they seem harmless and give everyone free stuff]]. It turns out they ''were'' trying to destroy the Earth and were only giving them stuff to get on their good side. After saving the town, Jimmy makes them say "We were wrong and you were right" in English and French (and tries with Chinese, but nobody knows it).