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
Yea, and I think that is precisely why a materialism is the best framework for understanding the world (at least as far back as recorded history goes). Despite what people’s ideas are or psychological motivations, the materialist forces, beyond their control, are what drive them to do what they do