History Main / YouKeepTellingYourselfThat

* Kyōtarō Ichikawa of ''Manga/TheDangersInMyHeart'' is a middle-schooler who's "messed up in the head" and holds murderous urges towards his classmates. Or so he would tell you. In reality he's a ShrinkingViolet {{Chunnibyou}} who's dishonest even to himself regarding his feelings, and is ultimately a NiceGuy who wouldn't actively harm anyone. He would ''also'' tell you (And himself) that there is also no possible way that Yamada has romantic feelings for him and just thinks of him as a friend. He's wrong about ''that'' too.

* Kyōtarō Ichikawa of ''Manga/TheDangersInMyHeart'' is a middle-schooler who's "messed up in the head" and holds murderous urges towards his classmates. Or so he would tell you. In reality he's a ShrinkingViolet Chunnibyou who's dishonest even to himself regarding his feelings, and is ultimately a NiceGuy who wouldn't actively harm anyone. He would ''also'' tell you (And himself) that there is also no possible way that Yamada has romantic feelings for him and just thinks of him as a friend. He's wrong about ''that'' too.

* Kyōtarō Ichikawa of ''Manga/TheDangersInMyHeart'' is a middle-schooler who's "messed up in the head" and holds murderous urges towards his classmates. Or so he would tell you. In reality he's a ShrinkingViolet Chunnibyou who's dishonest even to himself regarding his feelings, and is ultimately a NiceGuy who wouldn't actively harm anyone.

-->'''Dr. Stern''': "you have just as much '''blood''' on your hands '''as I do.'''"

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', two of Salem's moles have a conversation about why they're helping her. One, [[spoiler:Raven Branwen]], goes on a [[TheSocialDarwninist social darwinist]] rant about how Salem is unstoppable and so the only way to survive is to be on her side. The other, [[spoiler:Leonardo Lionheart]], responds by asking the first who they're trying to convince with that one, since it's obvious to pretty much everyone that both of them are doing it out of cowardice.

* ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'': Chapter 10 concludes with White Peak arranging a meeting [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters with SOX]], wherein he tries to convince Ayame that they're on the same side and suggests they join forces. Ayame refuses, because what SOX truly wants is change by abolishing Japan's current [[PoliticalOvercorrectness censorship laws]], to spread awareness about pornographic material and for the right to a proper sex education in general. Whereas White Peak was only pretending to oppose the bureaucracy as a ruse, to indulge his fetish for women's underwear. Having reached an impasse, White Peak declares SOX to be his enemy and takes his leave.

* In the "DI: Angel's Poem -- TRANS PARENT" episode of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', Batou says this to a terrorist who's been [[spoiler:visiting his [[IllGirl blind, wheelchair bound]] [[MoralityPet daughter]]]] in between his cheerful business of planting bombs in glass skyscrapers so the shards act as shrapnel.

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* ''Webcomic/{{TREVOR}}'': After not-so-subtly accusing Dr. Maddison of [[MercyKill causing Trevor’s death]], Dr. Stern tells Dr. Maddison to do everyone a favor, and stop pretending like he is above what they’ve done.

* ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'': Chapter 10 concludes with White Peak arranging a meeting [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters with SOX]], wherein he tries to convince Ayame that they're on the same side and suggests they join forces. Ayame refuses, because what SOX truly wants is change by abolishing Japan's current [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad censorship laws]], to spread awareness about pornographic material and for the right to a proper sex education in general. Whereas White Peak was only pretending to oppose the bureaucracy as a ruse, to indulge his fetish for women's underwear. Having reached an impasse, White Peak declares SOX to be his enemy and takes his leave.

Compare ShutUpHannibal and KirkSummation.

* ''Manga/GhostTalkersDaydream'': Misaki effectively does this to [[spoiler:[[ManipulativeBastard Yuo]]]] after he tries to convince her they're {{not|SoDifferent}} [[http://www.mangapark.com/manga/vulgar-ghost-daydream/v8/c0/93 so different]]. She shuts him down by telling him they're not alike and calls him out [[http://www.mangapark.com/manga/vulgar-ghost-daydream/v8/c0/121 on his weakness and insecurities.]] This doubles as [[Awesome/GhostTalkersDaydream a crowning moment]] for Misaki, 'cuz it's the first time [[spoiler:Yuo]]'s [[NotSoStoic mask slips]], causing him to become [[http://www.mangapark.com/manga/vulgar-ghost-daydream/v8/c0/123 angry and run away.]]

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' has Carth and Canderous firing this line off to one another during their "warrior versus soldier" banter. Canderous, a Mandalorian, asks Carth as a "fellow warrior" what glorious battles he's been in. Carth says he's not a warrior, he's a ''soldier''. Soldiers "protect and defend the innocent - mostly from warriors." Canderous says that Carth can keep telling himself that, but really they're the same, and [[AtLeastIAdmitIt at least he can admit it.]] A warrior only needs to justify himself through victory. Carth asks so what happens you lose, like the Mandalorians? Canderous says they only lost because the Republic was richer and had more resources. Carth says that he can keep telling himself that.

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' has Carth and Canderous firing this line off to one another during their "warrior versus soldier" banter. Canderous, a Mandalorian, asks Carth as a "fellow warrior" what glorious battles he's been in. Carth says he's not a warrior, he's a ''soldier''. Soldiers "protect and defend the innocent, mostly from warriors." Canderous says that Carth can keep telling himself that, but really they're the same, and [[AtLeastIAdmitIt at least he can admit it.]] A warrior only needs to justify himself through victory. Carth asks so what happens you lose, like the Mandalorians? Canderous says they only lost because the Republic was richer and had more resources. Carth says that he can keep telling himself that.

Compare ShutUpHannibal.