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How to Become a Tyrant

You don't want somebody thinkingthat "I have a better way to do things." Ideas are very...

You don't want somebody thinking
that "I have a better way to do things." Ideas are very bad for dictators

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You don't want somebody thinking that "I have a better way to do things."
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Ideas are very bad for dictators.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:51
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 • E01 The reason they sometimes succeed, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
The reason they sometimes succeed,
S01 • E04 Well, of course it is, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:59
Well, of course it is,
S01 • E05 Dictators have a completely proprietary view of the nation. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
Dictators have a completely proprietary view of the nation.
S01 • E02 Keeping your rivals scared and off-balance is so much better. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
Keeping your rivals scared and off-balance is so much better...
S01 • E05 They own its... wealth. They own its people. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
They own its... wealth. They own its people.
S01 • E05 Their bodies are... are his to do what he wants. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
Their bodies are... are his to do what he wants.
S01 • E05 If you're Muammar Gaddafi, it might now seem - How to Become a Tyrant 00:24
If you're Muammar Gaddafi, it might now seem
S01 • E02 His wife went to Saddam and said, "Please release him." And he said, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
His wife went to Saddam and said, "Please release him.&...
S01 • E01 By branding and unifying your growing movement, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
By branding and unifying your growing movement,
S01 • E02 Saddam sends his body cut in pieces, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
Saddam sends his body cut in pieces,
S01 • E01 Hitler draws people in - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
Hitler draws people in
S01 • E02 Stories like this were a form of control. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
Stories like this were a form of control.
S01 • E01 With swastikas, marching people in uniforms, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:13
With swastikas, marching people in uniforms,
S01 • E02 The point was to demonstrate that he could do these things. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
The point was to demonstrate that he could do these things.
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.