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How to Become a Tyrant

His wife went to Saddam and said,"Please release him." And he said, "Tomorrow,you will...

His wife went to Saddam and said,
"Please release him." And he said, "Tomorrow,
you will find him at your home." The next day

Full Transcript

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His wife went to Saddam and said, "Please release him." And he said,
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"Tomorrow, you will find him at your home."
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The next day...
Duration
9 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:09
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 • 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,
S01 • E01 Hitler draws people in - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
Hitler draws people in
S01 • E02 Stories like this were a form of control. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
Stories like this were a form of control.
S01 • E01 With swastikas, marching people in uniforms, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:13
With swastikas, marching people in uniforms,
S01 • E02 The point was to demonstrate that he could do these things. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
The point was to demonstrate that he could do these things.
S01 • E05 Becoming an absolute ruler is an impressive feat. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:59
Becoming an absolute ruler is an impressive feat.
S01 • E02 Let me tell you a story. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:41
Let me tell you a story.
S01 • E01 Sounds fun. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:16
Sounds fun.
S01 • E04 If certain facts didn't fit that paradigm, they could be ignored, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
If certain facts didn't fit that paradigm, they could b...
S01 • E04 One guy who truly got this was revolutionary biologist Trofim Lysenko. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
One guy who truly got this was revolutionary biologist Trofi...
S01 • E01 Nobody... nobody governs alone. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
Nobody... nobody governs alone.
S01 • E04 Lysenko was sure that the solution - How to Become a Tyrant 00:18
Lysenko was sure that the solution
S01 • E01 Not Idi Amin, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
Not Idi Amin,
S01 • E02 In 1979, under Ayatollah Khomeini, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:10
In 1979, under Ayatollah Khomeini,
S01 • E04 And of course, it's completely absurd, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
And of course, it's completely absurd,
S01 • E02 So, there was now this new Iranian regime - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
So, there was now this new Iranian regime
S01 • E05 But no matter what the rest of the world thinks, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
But no matter what the rest of the world thinks,
S01 • E04 Stalin invites Lysenko to speak at the Kremlin, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:45
Stalin invites Lysenko to speak at the Kremlin,
S01 • E02 And it actually had the resources to make it happen. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
And it actually had the resources to make it happen.