Who’s the best real-life example of “you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain,” and what happened?

[u/DrCompenomics]

[u/dongeckoj]

Yep the rest of the country just realized after a while that he was a piece of shit.

[u/chuckysnow → u/dongeckoj]

Kind of reminds me of another new yorker that's pretty prominent in politics right now.

[u/Nu-Hir → u/chuckysnow]

Andrew Cuomo?

Yes, I know who you were actually referring to

[u/chuckysnow → u/Nu-Hir]

To be fair, us New Yorkers could make a list.

[u/TastyBrainMeats → u/chuckysnow]

Hey, he left, we don't have to claim him

[u/VikingTeddy → u/dongeckoj]

ITT: People mistaking "becomimg a villain" with always has been but got unmasked. I don't think there's a single correct answer here, or at least I'm too lazy to go digging through the trash 🙄