Thread by @La_Femme_Nista

Recently, I watched a Netflix documentary called “How to become a Tyrant”. The tone was comical, using irony to detail six steps in the playbook used by six of the world’s most famous tyrants. Here’s a summary of the tactics used by each tyrant...

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1. Seize Power-Hitler

1.Believe in yourself
2.Outrage cells
3.Be a man of the people
4.Brand your movement
5.Build your squad
6.Choose when to strike

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2. Crush your rivals-Saddam

1.Establish dominance
2.Be everywhere
3.Buy loyalty
4.Mastermind games
5.Everyone is expendable

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3. Reign through terror-Idi Amin

1.Conceal your brutality
2.Choose a scapegoat
3.Weaponize the law
4.Bring the pain
5.Start a war

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4. Control the truth-Stalin

1.Rewrite history
2.Censor everything
3.Seduce outsiders
4.Destroy god
5.Corrupt science
6.Eliminate trust

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5. Create a new society-Gaddafi

1.Be the law
2.Build your legacy
3.Indoctrinate the youth
4.Put women in their place
5.Export your revolution
6.Stick to your guns

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6. Rule forever-Kim dynasty (North Korea)

1.Isolate your kingdom
2.Keep it in the family
3.Kidnap people
4.Assert your divinity
5.Let people starve
6.Go Nuclear!

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If u know the enemy & know yourself, u need not fear the result of 100 battles.
If u know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained u will also suffer a defeat.
If u know neither the enemy nor yourself, u will succumb in every battle. 

- Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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