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the crew are all cunts
Indeed they are. And he knew this all along, but was happy to lead them to victory (had it worked out I mean) as long as it would have landed him on top.
Most of them are infuriatingly ignorant, but he's proven to be cunning. Which I find far worse.And my argument about solipsism stands. My guess is that he feels he can excuse this by some kind of 'born to a greater destiny' bullshit.
Sounds more like altruism than solipsism. You're on board the Titanic, the crew are all cunts, might as well try to persuade people to let you steer the ship away from the iceberg