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The point was to demonstrate that he could do these things
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How to Become a Tyrant

The point was to demonstratethat he could do these things

The point was to demonstrate
that he could do these things

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The point was to demonstrate that he could do these things.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:32
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 Becoming an absolute ruler is an impressive feat. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:59
Becoming an absolute ruler is an impressive feat.
S01 • E02 Let me tell you a story. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:41
Let me tell you a story.
S01 • E01 Sounds fun. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:16
Sounds fun.
S01 • E04 If certain facts didn't fit that paradigm, they could be ignored, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
If certain facts didn't fit that paradigm, they could b...
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."