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How to Become a Tyrant

Some of these men are begging him,like, "Please, no, no." And it wasa bizarre spectacle of...

Some of these men are begging him,
like, "Please, no, no." And it was
a bizarre spectacle of feigned loyalty

Full Transcript

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Some of these men are begging him, like, "Please, no, no."
00:00:05.063 --> 00:00:08.842
And it was a bizarre spectacle of feigned loyalty...
Duration
9 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:22
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 • 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
S01 • E04 Maybe a little too individualistic for the collectivized mind of Stalinism. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
Maybe a little too individualistic for the collectivized min...
S01 • E01 Munich 1919. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:38
Munich 1919.
S01 • E04 And Robinson Crusoe. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
And Robinson Crusoe.
S01 • E02 To survive as a tyrant, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:17
To survive as a tyrant,