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Satire: So you want to be a dictator

by Daniel Cloud

Created on: January 22, 2011

So you want to be a dictator huh? I hope you thoroughly studied the history of World War 2, the old history of the Roman Empire, Chinese and North Korean politics, and of course, the policies of George Bush and now Barrack Obama.

Hitler is obviously the most infamous dictator in history who slaughtered six million Jews, used them for experiments, and had any German citizens against his will executed. And now you want to follow in his footsteps?



Other than the massive amount of shame you should feel for wanting total control over your little drones, I suppose you have cleared your conscience in preparation for your utterly destructive ambitions. There are many steps you will have to take to assume control and maintain the "sheeple."

*Step 1*

You are going to need financing to make your move. Having said that, you better form your personal mafia. You have many crimes to commit. Extortion, robbery, embezzlement are the obvious routes to take to get a large amount of money. You will most likely have to murder innocent people, maintain that mafia power structre, and be a ruthless soul that strikes fear into anyone and everyone.

*Step 2*

You now have your muscle and your mafia military so-to-speak. Next item of business is to infiltrate politics. You have several options that you can use, or you can use them to form "combo moves" to inflict more damage. You definitely want to assassinate the leader of the particular country you are taking over, as he or she must be out of the way. You must bribe and buy-off politicians, get your own people into the political sector, make death threats to anyone in your way, perform kidnappings and beatings, kill snitches, and most importantly make sure you are in no way publicly linked.

*Step 3*

You have successfully infiltrated the political leadership of the country, while slowly amassing an army, and no one suspects you. You have three options here... force an election, wait for an election, or use military strength. In a small country, where government is small, you could easily bribe enough officials to force an election rigged in your favor. You could also easily take them out militarily because at this advanced stage you are a force to be reckoned with. In a large nation, such as the United States, I would wait for an election. It gives you plenty of time to organize pay-offs, rig voting machines, garner support publicly, and hypnotize the masses.

*Step 4*

You have assumed power using a technique from step 3. You now declare yourself

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