I mean, they must know how much the public mocks them, right? What are the odds they’re actively trying to make everything worse as a Jokerfied “I’m taking the whole world out with me.” kind of thing?
Just a random tin foil hat thought, don’t take this too seriously
Depends on the person, but in general they want to rule the world not destroy it. Its just that them holding onto power indirectly leads to destorying the world.