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How to Become a Tyrant

One of the most powerful toolsthat any leader has is who controls information

One of the most powerful tools
that any leader has is who controls information

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One of the most powerful tools that any leader has
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is who controls information.
Duration
6 seconds
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46
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:12
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, biography, history

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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 ...and looking for someone to blame. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
...and looking for someone to blame.
S01 • E01 The genius is understanding the nature of the resentment - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
The genius is understanding the nature of the resentment
S01 • E04 When you can actually shut down channels for information, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:14
When you can actually shut down channels for information,
S01 • E02 Some of these men are begging him, like, "Please, no, no." - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
Some of these men are begging him, like, "Please, no, n...
S01 • E05 From this day forward, Gaddafi declares April 7th a national holiday. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:30
From this day forward, Gaddafi declares April 7th a national...
S01 • E01 And presenting yourself as the means to overcome that, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
And presenting yourself as the means to overcome that,
S01 • E02 Long live the party! Long live Saddam Hussein! - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
Long live the party! Long live Saddam Hussein!
S01 • E04 Stalin didn't have to do this all by himself. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:10
Stalin didn't have to do this all by himself.
S01 • E01 You want to get your people's attention? The playbook is clear. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:53
You want to get your people's attention? The playbook i...
S01 • E02 You could see the fear in the eyes of many of these men - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
You could see the fear in the eyes of many of these men
S01 • E04 They already had complete control of the mass media. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
They already had complete control of the mass media.
S01 • E02 Outside the meeting room, the purged party members learn their fate. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:31
Outside the meeting room, the purged party members learn the...
S01 • E04 And of course, there'd been censorship under Czarism, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
And of course, there'd been censorship under Czarism,
S01 • E04 And when it came to off-limits subjects, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:57
And when it came to off-limits subjects,
S01 • E05 This is one of the ways they can achieve immortality, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
This is one of the ways they can achieve immortality,
S01 • E05 Pick your projects well, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:57
Pick your projects well,
S01 • E02 And in case anybody didn't get the memo... - How to Become a Tyrant 00:11
And in case anybody didn't get the memo...
S01 • E02 And the message was, "Look what happens - How to Become a Tyrant 00:26
And the message was, "Look what happens
S01 • E01 After the First World War, Germany has got hyperinflation, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:11
After the First World War, Germany has got hyperinflation,
S01 • E01 And among Germany's disillusioned masses - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
And among Germany's disillusioned masses