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Though you might say what doomed Gaddafi in the end
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How to Become a Tyrant

Though you might saywhat doomed Gaddafi in the end is that he abandoned the playbook,went...

Though you might say
what doomed Gaddafi in the end is that he abandoned the playbook,
went soft, and paid the ultimate price. Eventually, of course,
um, he was hunted down and... and killed

Full Transcript

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Though you might say what doomed Gaddafi in the end
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is that he abandoned the playbook, went soft, and paid the ultimate price.
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Eventually, of course, um, he was hunted down and... and killed.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:29
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 Hitler mounts this kind of crazy, half-baked coup, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:15
Hitler mounts this kind of crazy, half-baked coup,
S01 • E02 You know, sooner or later, kill him. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
You know, sooner or later, kill him.
S01 • E04 If you kill 100 people, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
If you kill 100 people,
S01 • E04 That was Stalin's model. Doesn't matter you kill too many... - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
That was Stalin's model. Doesn't matter you kill t...
S01 • E05 But take heart. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:22
But take heart.
S01 • E01 They eventually leave the beer hall, and then they're fired upon by the police. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
They eventually leave the beer hall, and then they're f...
S01 • E04 As for anyone who might think of saying - How to Become a Tyrant 00:13
As for anyone who might think of saying
S01 • E01 There's this classic cutting in the New York Times, which says, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:13
There's this classic cutting in the New York Times, whi...
S01 • E04 There is a higher truth in these dictatorships, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
There is a higher truth in these dictatorships,
S01 • E04 By redefining truth for millions of his citizens, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:24
By redefining truth for millions of his citizens,
S01 • E01 Oh, right. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
Oh, right.
S01 • E01 And it's Hess who convinced him - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
And it's Hess who convinced him
S01 • E01 And this manifesto, of course, becomes this book Mein Kampf, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:16
And this manifesto, of course, becomes this book Mein Kampf,...
S01 • E04 But the massive, massive human cost was able to transform the Soviet society - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
But the massive, massive human cost was able to transform th...
S01 • E04 If you define success as achieving the goals, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
If you define success as achieving the goals,
S01 • E01 The Roaring '20s was a time of free expression and opportunities. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
The Roaring '20s was a time of free expression and oppo...
S01 • E04 So now you know the secret to Stalin's epic reign. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:24
So now you know the secret to Stalin's epic reign.
S01 • E01 The way people were dressing and their lifestyles, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
The way people were dressing and their lifestyles,
S01 • E02 That, "This is what I can do to my sons-in-laws - How to Become a Tyrant 00:52
That, "This is what I can do to my sons-in-laws
S01 • E01 Hardly. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
Hardly.