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In their own minds, villains believe that they are the heroes
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Your comment reminds me of one that I saw on Tumblr recently, about photos that demonstrate that despite all the atrocities that Hitler had committed, that he acted like a human being too, and that in his mind, he thought that what he was doing for Germany was the right thing. He couldn't have been any more wrong, but he was still a person who cared deeply for his people. I think that actions are inherently evil. Some people can be evil to the core, but most people demonstrate evil actions. And that's where people don't view themselves as the villain.
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Hitler like other leaders capable of using administrative policy to wage abuse against citizens and other nations, did so at a distance. He did fight in World War One, and I know that he filmed some of the July 20 Conspirators being hanged by piano wire; but overall he was in a position to be detached, he didn't need to attend to the aftermath of Kristallnacht or take a tour around a then operation Dachau and laugh with glee like an Overlord in heavy armour. He had a far larger degree of personal freedom, to drink, smoke, wear clothing, maintain hobbies and live in a life of prestige and luxury. Which is akin to a reversal to how Siddhārtha Gautama came about, as initially living a life of luxury till he took a trip and started noticing people were suffering and that he too will die. The two had taken completely different approaches to life, and opposing motivations and visions for the world. One decided people don't deserve to suffer, the other believed he should get a step-up on top of others with a jackboot pressing down. I don't often think of 'what if' Hitler converted to Buddhism but it amused me.
There was one Conspirator described as a Staunch Conservative who I think is Hans Oster, who helped connect up various resistance groups disguised as "legit" Intel work. He's an interesting middle-ground (more of a parting from Nazi Ideology) that he supported not allowing Jews to own X amount of property and curtailing liberties of minorities, but funnily felt that the round up and mas extermination was too far and needed to be stopped. (still wanted to annex Poland though.) So even complete antiheroic assholes think of themselves as heroes, .. but then he was planning on assassinating Hitler.
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In the 1936 Guide How to Win friends and influence People one of the earliest examples for a lesson was that of John Dillinger. The Notorious Bank Robber who's existence prompted Hoover to found the FBI and decry as Public Enemy Number One. Dillinger only considered himself a man that had fallen on hard times in an unfortunate turn of events, in his own mind along with Pretty Boy Floyd who considered himself a hero of the people (he burnt debt papers while robbing banks so financial firms couldn't prove or keep track of what people had to pay back for loans), and Baby Face Nelson who held it in high esteem that he cared for his family despite killing the most bystanders and police officers during his run-ins. It's pretty amazing how people can have a starkly different perspective of themselves, but then personally my halo isn't fooling anyone.