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[Star Wars] By the time of Episode 4, has Anakin come to terms with the fact that he's an enforcer for a brutal fascist empire, or is he actually dumb enough to believe he's still "defending the security of the empire"?
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I think he just hates himself and everything around him to the point that he can't see things any other way. He does terrible things, and they fuel the dark side rage, which in turn pushes him to do more terrible things. The dark side like an addiction. And what better way to feed his power than through the violence and oppression of the Empire.

Oh also Palpatine has a leash on him, and any actual threat or betrayal will result in Vader's death. He was a born a slave and under Palpatine he was a slave again, but in a different way. He only really starts to plot against Palpatine after learning of his son's existence.