A narcissist is a predator As any predator he knows what he eats He knows what tactics to use to provide his food and tries to improve them for more efficiency As any predator has no moral dilemma's about what he does So the answer is YES. A narcissist knows that he uses people Narcissism is a personality disorder not a mental illness; a narcissist is perfectly capable to make the distinction between right and wrong We do not talk about people how genuinely believe that they are Cesar or Napoleon and must be taken care in a mental institution We talk about people that believe that they deserve to have everything that Cesar or Napoleon had - without lifting a finger to get it If you wanted to ask if a narcissist will ever admit to others that he is one- NO-he will not alert the future victims and face the consequences of his actions Unless he has something very, very important to gain from it like Sam Vaknin.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.