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How to Become a Tyrant

If certain facts didn't fit that paradigm,they could be ignored, and scientists...

If certain facts didn't fit that paradigm,
they could be ignored, and scientists were incentivized
to ignore those facts

Full Transcript

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If certain facts didn't fit that paradigm, they could be ignored,
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and scientists were incentivized to ignore those facts.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:53
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • 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.
S01 • E02 Saddam decided to preemptively attack Iran. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
Saddam decided to preemptively attack Iran.
S01 • E05 Gaddafi sponsored many, many separatist movements. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
Gaddafi sponsored many, many separatist movements.
S01 • E02 He really believes that it is going to be a short war, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
He really believes that it is going to be a short war,
S01 • E05 Across the globe, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:36
Across the globe,
S01 • E02 Saddam Hussein's war against Iran - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
Saddam Hussein's war against Iran
S01 • E02 "This is a dead end." - How to Become a Tyrant 00:51
"This is a dead end."
S01 • E04 In propaganda, Stalin portrays Lysenko - How to Become a Tyrant 00:30
In propaganda, Stalin portrays Lysenko
S01 • E05 He wanted the respect of the world while he was terrorizing everybody. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
He wanted the respect of the world while he was terrorizing ...
S01 • E05 We refuse to bow our heads in front of America. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
We refuse to bow our heads in front of America.
S01 • E05 Word to the wise: - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
Word to the wise: