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How to Become a Tyrant

And he says,"There are people in this room who are opposing my leadership." The dreams of...

And he says,
"There are people in this room who are opposing my leadership." The dreams of the conspirators are many

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And he says, "There are people in this room
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who are opposing my leadership."
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The dreams of the conspirators are many.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:49
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 • E02 And then a man by the name of Mashadi, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:11
And then a man by the name of Mashadi,
S01 • E05 He turns increasingly autocratic. Elections disappear. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
He turns increasingly autocratic. Elections disappear.
S01 • E05 The positions of power are increasingly occupied by loyalists of the regime. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
The positions of power are increasingly occupied by loyalist...
S01 • E01 That's the sort of confidence that any future tyrant needs to get ahead. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:15
That's the sort of confidence that any future tyrant ne...
S01 • E05 So it becomes more and more a classical dictatorship. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
So it becomes more and more a classical dictatorship.
S01 • E02 And in it, Mashadi confesses - How to Become a Tyrant 00:11
And in it, Mashadi confesses
S01 • E05 And while many Libyans seem fine - How to Become a Tyrant 00:52
And while many Libyans seem fine
S01 • E02 Which, in truth, was entirely made up. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
Which, in truth, was entirely made up.
S01 • E01 Believe themselves to be the center of the universe, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
Believe themselves to be the center of the universe,
S01 • E02 Saddam brought Mashadi's wife and daughters to the prison, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
Saddam brought Mashadi's wife and daughters to the pris...
S01 • E01 And this is very different from ordinary people. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
And this is very different from ordinary people.
S01 • E01 Maybe that's not such a bad thing. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:23
Maybe that's not such a bad thing.
S01 • E02 He could either sit there and watch - How to Become a Tyrant 00:10
He could either sit there and watch
S01 • E04 And from then on, Stalin produced his own history of the Communist Party, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:11
And from then on, Stalin produced his own history of the Com...
S01 • E02 Mashadi chose option two. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:16
Mashadi chose option two.
S01 • E04 But doctoring the past will only get you so far - How to Become a Tyrant 00:14
But doctoring the past will only get you so far
S01 • E01 In a perfect world, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
In a perfect world,
S01 • E05 On the first anniversary of the protests, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
On the first anniversary of the protests,
S01 • E02 And then a member of the police dressed in plain clothes, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
And then a member of the police dressed in plain clothes,
S01 • E04 One of the most powerful tools that any leader has - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
One of the most powerful tools that any leader has