He probably honestly believes that he is making the world a better place. And there is probably not much feedback to him indicating otherwise, so why would he n

He probably honestly believes that he is making the world a better place. And there is probably not much feedback to him indicating otherwise, so why would he not? Don't see why stunts would be needed. As long as one believe that a small group of people can (and possibly should) take responsibility for so many others - a quite common belief for his demographics - it is internally consistent.