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
they want to dominate and be revered as gods, they hate the people who mock and them, but greatly covet fawning praise from sychophants. killing/censoring/coercing everyone into voices that stroke their ego is the idea