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How to Become a Tyrant

And they do this very early on so thatthe rules of the game are understood

And they do this very early on so that
the rules of the game are understood

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And they do this very early on so that the rules of the game are understood.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:25
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history

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Movie Summary

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.
S01 • E05 Sometimes girls were allowed to go back to their families, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
Sometimes girls were allowed to go back to their families,
S01 • E01 That uniform that meant sacrifice, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
That uniform that meant sacrifice,
S01 • E02 I'm on your side. Just let me up. I'll do anything you say. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
I'm on your side. Just let me up. I'll do anything...
S01 • E01 In other words, when you're wearing a uniform, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:15
In other words, when you're wearing a uniform,
S01 • E02 And why are these displays such a key part of the tyrant's playbook? - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
And why are these displays such a key part of the tyrant...
S01 • E05 Gaddafi abused thousands of women for years in this manner. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
Gaddafi abused thousands of women for years in this manner.
S01 • E04 The whole culture of science and research, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:13
The whole culture of science and research,
S01 • E05 It was all part of Muammar's vision for his perfect world, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:13
It was all part of Muammar's vision for his perfect wor...
S01 • E02 Their response to any sort of criticism is attack. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
Their response to any sort of criticism is attack.
S01 • E02 You don't want somebody thinking that "I have a better way to do things." - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
You don't want somebody thinking that "I have a be...
S01 • E01 The reason they sometimes succeed, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
The reason they sometimes succeed,
S01 • E04 Well, of course it is, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:59
Well, of course it is,
S01 • E05 Dictators have a completely proprietary view of the nation. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
Dictators have a completely proprietary view of the nation.
S01 • E02 Keeping your rivals scared and off-balance is so much better. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
Keeping your rivals scared and off-balance is so much better...
S01 • E05 They own its... wealth. They own its people. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
They own its... wealth. They own its people.
S01 • E05 Their bodies are... are his to do what he wants. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
Their bodies are... are his to do what he wants.
S01 • E05 If you're Muammar Gaddafi, it might now seem - How to Become a Tyrant 00:24
If you're Muammar Gaddafi, it might now seem
S01 • E02 His wife went to Saddam and said, "Please release him." And he said, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
His wife went to Saddam and said, "Please release him.&...
S01 • E01 By branding and unifying your growing movement, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
By branding and unifying your growing movement,
S01 • E02 Saddam sends his body cut in pieces, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
Saddam sends his body cut in pieces,