I think I should write a book called A Dictators’ Manual. I’ve already made a chapter outline:
1. Keep a Tight Grip on Power: how to get the money for the army and police in a wretchedly poor country
2. Invent Enemies Both at Home and Abroad: how to give people a plausible explanation for their misfortune
3. Entertainment for the Masses and the Fostering of National Pride: an easy method to quell public discontent
4. Propaganda and the Art of Concealment: how to arrange things so that people don’t believe what they see with their own eyes
