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How to Become a Tyrant

And then a manby the name of Mashadi, a senior member of the Ba'ath Partywho was highly...

And then a man
by the name of Mashadi, a senior member of the Ba'ath Party
who was highly regarded, begins to give a rehearsed speech

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And then a man by the name of Mashadi,
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a senior member of the Ba'ath Party who was highly regarded,
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begins to give a rehearsed speech.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:58
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 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
S01 • E01 ...and looking for someone to blame. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
...and looking for someone to blame.