If only they really knew what people thought of their actions. They might not convince themselves that they are doing good work. Although, I think the smarter ones know that they are towing the party line and hope for great rewards from their masters later on... To bad for them the best that they can hope for is a small reward and the hope that the damage they cause never effects them.
Who are you to want to escape a thugs bullet? That is only a personal prejudice, ( Atlas Shrugged)
"Those that don't watch the old media are uninformed, those that do watch the old media are misinformed." - Mark Twain