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How to Become a Tyrant

It is probably still the most potent iconthat's ever existed on this planet

It is probably still the most potent icon
that's ever existed on this planet

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It is probably still the most potent icon that's ever existed on this planet.
Duration
6 seconds
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34
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:53
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 But as compelling as the right symbol can be, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
But as compelling as the right symbol can be,
S01 • E04 Since the end of the Soviet Union, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:11
Since the end of the Soviet Union,
S01 • E01 Hitler put this page of the playbook into action with his brown shirt militia. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
Hitler put this page of the playbook into action with his br...
S01 • E05 And whether she wanted to or not, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:16
And whether she wanted to or not,
S01 • E04 But if you think that matters, you haven't been paying attention. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:22
But if you think that matters, you haven't been paying ...
S01 • E02 Most successful dictators - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
Most successful dictators
S01 • E01 That very act of obtaining the uniform - How to Become a Tyrant 00:11
That very act of obtaining the uniform
S01 • E02 And they do this very early on so that the rules of the game are understood. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
And they do this very early on so that the rules of the game...
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,