How does one actually take power?

By November of 1923, Adolf Hitler had built a movement.

But many people start movements, any lunatic can get a few dozen followers together if he has a modicum of charisma.

At any given time in any given nation, there are dozens of new movements, whether religious, political, cultural, or artistic,

and yet, very few of them

ever actually do anything, and almost none of them actually take power.

So on part one, we looked at how Hitler built a movement, and in this episode, we will look

at the mechanics of how he actually took power for himself and for the national socialist

movement. When we left Hitler, he was still unknown to the majority of Germans. When we end this

episode, he will be the Furer, the undisputed leader of all of Germany. This episode is a warning.

It's obviously a look at one way, at least, that tyranny can overtake a nation, but it's

also a playbook, because the rules for taking power are the same, whether you're a dictator

or someone who's trying to do good in the world.

So let's look into how you can copy that playbook.

So let's get into it.

My name is Ben Wilson, and this is How to Take Over the World.

I'm going to show you how great I am.

This was our fighting fellow.

I just want to say from the bottom of me heart, I'd like to take this chance to apologize to absolutely nobody.

It's November 8th, 1923.

A cold autumn night in Munich.

The Burger Broucaller was one of the largest beer halls in the city, and tonight it was packed.

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