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How to Become a Tyrant

Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.

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So he prohibited free speech
and rights of assembly. - How to Become a Tyrant

So he prohibited free speech and rights of assembly.

Several of his comrades
are killed immediately, - How to Become a Tyrant

Several of his comrades are killed immediately,

But he has one small problem. - How to Become a Tyrant

But he has one small problem.

How about Joseph Stalin's
original comrades in the USSR? - How to Become a Tyrant

How about Joseph Stalin's original comrades in the USSR...

Following Islamic law, - How to Become a Tyrant

Following Islamic law,

But Saddam did them one better - How to Become a Tyrant

But Saddam did them one better

One of Saddam's friends tells him - How to Become a Tyrant

One of Saddam's friends tells him

While recovering
at a nearby hospital, - How to Become a Tyrant

While recovering at a nearby hospital,

So then Saddam does this call for everyone - How to Become a Tyrant

So then Saddam does this call for everyone

And Saddam comes with his famous cigar. - How to Become a Tyrant

And Saddam comes with his famous cigar.

A country's not free
if it eats from overseas, - How to Become a Tyrant

A country's not free if it eats from overseas,

And he says,
"There are people in this room - How to Become a Tyrant

And he says, "There are people in this room

And then a man
by the name of Mashadi, - How to Become a Tyrant

And then a man by the name of Mashadi,

He turns increasingly autocratic.
Elections disappear. - How to Become a Tyrant

He turns increasingly autocratic. Elections disappear.

The positions of power are increasingly
occupied by loyalists of the regime. - How to Become a Tyrant

The positions of power are increasingly occupied by loyalist...

That's the sort of confidence
that any future tyrant needs to get ahead. - How to Become a Tyrant

That's the sort of confidence that any future tyrant ne...

So it becomes more and more
a classical dictatorship. - How to Become a Tyrant

So it becomes more and more a classical dictatorship.

And in it, Mashadi confesses - How to Become a Tyrant

And in it, Mashadi confesses

And while
many Libyans seem fine - How to Become a Tyrant

And while many Libyans seem fine

Which, in truth,
was entirely made up. - How to Become a Tyrant

Which, in truth, was entirely made up.

Believe themselves
to be the center of the universe, - How to Become a Tyrant

Believe themselves to be the center of the universe,

Saddam brought Mashadi's wife
and daughters to the prison, - How to Become a Tyrant

Saddam brought Mashadi's wife and daughters to the pris...

And this is very different
from ordinary people. - How to Become a Tyrant

And this is very different from ordinary people.

Maybe that's not such a bad thing. - How to Become a Tyrant

Maybe that's not such a bad thing.

He could either sit there and watch - How to Become a Tyrant

He could either sit there and watch

And from then on, Stalin produced
his own history of the Communist Party, - How to Become a Tyrant

And from then on, Stalin produced his own history of the Com...

Mashadi chose option two. - How to Become a Tyrant

Mashadi chose option two.

But doctoring the past
will only get you so far - How to Become a Tyrant

But doctoring the past will only get you so far

In a perfect world, - How to Become a Tyrant

In a perfect world,

On the first anniversary
of the protests, - How to Become a Tyrant

On the first anniversary of the protests,

One of the most powerful tools
that any leader has - How to Become a Tyrant

One of the most powerful tools that any leader has

And then a member
of the police dressed in plain clothes, - How to Become a Tyrant

And then a member of the police dressed in plain clothes,

...and looking for someone to blame. - How to Become a Tyrant

...and looking for someone to blame.

The genius is understanding
the nature of the resentment - How to Become a Tyrant

The genius is understanding the nature of the resentment

When you can actually shut down
channels for information, - How to Become a Tyrant

When you can actually shut down channels for information,

Some of these men are begging him,
like, "Please, no, no." - How to Become a Tyrant

Some of these men are begging him, like, "Please, no, n...

From this day forward, Gaddafi declares
April 7th a national holiday. - How to Become a Tyrant

From this day forward, Gaddafi declares April 7th a national...

And presenting yourself
as the means to overcome that, - How to Become a Tyrant

And presenting yourself as the means to overcome that,

Long live the party!
Long live Saddam Hussein! - How to Become a Tyrant

Long live the party! Long live Saddam Hussein!

Stalin didn't have to
do this all by himself. - How to Become a Tyrant

Stalin didn't have to do this all by himself.

You want to get your
people's attention? The playbook is clear. - How to Become a Tyrant

You want to get your people's attention? The playbook i...

You could see the fear
in the eyes of many of these men - How to Become a Tyrant

You could see the fear in the eyes of many of these men

They already had
complete control of the mass media. - How to Become a Tyrant

They already had complete control of the mass media.

Outside the meeting room,
the purged party members learn their fate. - How to Become a Tyrant

Outside the meeting room, the purged party members learn the...

And of course,
there'd been censorship under Czarism, - How to Become a Tyrant

And of course, there'd been censorship under Czarism,

And when it came to off-limits subjects, - How to Become a Tyrant

And when it came to off-limits subjects,

This is one of the ways
they can achieve immortality, - How to Become a Tyrant

This is one of the ways they can achieve immortality,

Pick your projects well, - How to Become a Tyrant

Pick your projects well,

And in case anybody didn't get the memo... - How to Become a Tyrant

And in case anybody didn't get the memo...

And the message was, "Look what happens - How to Become a Tyrant

And the message was, "Look what happens

After the First World War,
Germany has got hyperinflation, - How to Become a Tyrant

After the First World War, Germany has got hyperinflation,

And among Germany's disillusioned masses - How to Become a Tyrant

And among Germany's disillusioned masses

Maybe a little too individualistic
for the collectivized mind of Stalinism. - How to Become a Tyrant

Maybe a little too individualistic for the collectivized min...

Munich 1919. - How to Become a Tyrant

And Robinson Crusoe. - How to Become a Tyrant

And Robinson Crusoe.

To survive as a tyrant, - How to Become a Tyrant

To survive as a tyrant,

He's entrepreneurial.
He makes do and somehow survives. - How to Become a Tyrant

He's entrepreneurial. He makes do and somehow survives.

If you think
censoring books is extreme, - How to Become a Tyrant

If you think censoring books is extreme,

The money is just coming out of the ground
and straight into his bank account. - How to Become a Tyrant

The money is just coming out of the ground and straight into...

After 1973,
the price of oil quadrupled globally. - How to Become a Tyrant

After 1973, the price of oil quadrupled globally.

He made a tremendous amount of money, - How to Become a Tyrant

He made a tremendous amount of money,

That's why
every dictator's best friend - How to Become a Tyrant

That's why every dictator's best friend

In the name of Allah,
we lay the foundation stone - How to Become a Tyrant

In the name of Allah, we lay the foundation stone

They decided to make the peasants - How to Become a Tyrant

They decided to make the peasants

Potable water
had become scarce in Libya, - How to Become a Tyrant

Potable water had become scarce in Libya,

Years of rage
and frustration pour out. - How to Become a Tyrant

Years of rage and frustration pour out.

A man-made river that could one day
even turn desert into farmland. - How to Become a Tyrant

A man-made river that could one day even turn desert into fa...

Millions of people in Ukraine alone
were starving to death. - How to Become a Tyrant

Millions of people in Ukraine alone were starving to death.

What better symbol of a new society - How to Become a Tyrant

What better symbol of a new society

None of that was reported in the press,
and people had no idea it was occurring. - How to Become a Tyrant

None of that was reported in the press, and people had no id...

Now before we go on,
I'm going to let this guy tell you - How to Become a Tyrant

Now before we go on, I'm going to let this guy tell you

Instead of admitting
that the strategy was a mistake, - How to Become a Tyrant

Instead of admitting that the strategy was a mistake,

Pipelines of enormous dimensions, - How to Become a Tyrant

Pipelines of enormous dimensions,

And it seems absurd, but that's
what Hitler convinces the German people. - How to Become a Tyrant

And it seems absurd, but that's what Hitler convinces t...

It didn't come cheap, - How to Become a Tyrant

It didn't come cheap,

Absurd or not,
Hitler's words strike a chord. - How to Become a Tyrant

Absurd or not, Hitler's words strike a chord.

At the same time, Stalin closes off
the Ukraine from world view. - How to Become a Tyrant

At the same time, Stalin closes off the Ukraine from world v...

After Saddam ascends to the presidency, - How to Become a Tyrant

After Saddam ascends to the presidency,

And it's comprised entirely
of members of the tribe and family - How to Become a Tyrant

And it's comprised entirely of members of the tribe and...

But at the end of the day, - How to Become a Tyrant

But at the end of the day,

It was vendetta
against Germany being humiliated. - How to Become a Tyrant

It was vendetta against Germany being humiliated.

Corruption was endemic, - How to Become a Tyrant

Corruption was endemic,

It was national pride,
that Germany needed to rise again. - How to Become a Tyrant

It was national pride, that Germany needed to rise again.

In Iraq in the 1970s, - How to Become a Tyrant

In Iraq in the 1970s,

The Great Man-Made River took
nearly three decades to complete, - How to Become a Tyrant

The Great Man-Made River took nearly three decades to comple...

Before long,
Hitler is named leader of the party, - How to Become a Tyrant

Before long, Hitler is named leader of the party,

They drove the same kind of cars, - How to Become a Tyrant

They drove the same kind of cars,

In the 1930s, many people in the West,
liberals and leftists most importantly, - How to Become a Tyrant

In the 1930s, many people in the West, liberals and leftists...

So much for the secret part. - How to Become a Tyrant

So much for the secret part.

It was this kind of prestige project
that he could then portray as his own. - How to Become a Tyrant

It was this kind of prestige project that he could then port...

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Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.

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Genre: documentary, biography, history

Year: 2021

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Released: 09 Jul 2021

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