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How to Become a Tyrant

Not Idi Amin, not Louis XIV who said "L'etat c'est moi," "I am the state." Nobody rules...

Not Idi Amin, not Louis XIV who said "L'etat c'est moi," "I am the state." Nobody rules alone

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Not Idi Amin,
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not Louis XIV who said "L'etat c'est moi,"
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"I am the state."
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Nobody rules alone.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:13
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 • 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:
S01 • E01 And for that, Hitler could always count on this guy, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
And for that, Hitler could always count on this guy,
S01 • E04 And for Stalin, this expression of loyalty - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
And for Stalin, this expression of loyalty
S01 • E05 When the Americans retaliated and bombed Libya, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
When the Americans retaliated and bombed Libya,
S01 • E02 It was his way of instilling fear, of projecting his power and authority. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
It was his way of instilling fear, of projecting his power a...