re: #291 LudwigVanQuixote

Hitler believed he was a virtuous hero. Evil people almost always think they are the actually the good guys. The fact that people are good at rationalizing does not make their actions less evil or their real motives more pure.

Hitler was evil primarily because he advocated and ordered mass murder. Beck has not (yet).
The insanity defence would probably have been available to Hitler if he did not appreciate the nature and quality of his actions. The insanity defence would also be available to Beck as a fall-back position.