How to Coup ANY Country | Ordinary Guide

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00:00 - Intro
01:40 - STEP 1: Conditions must be (im)perfect
03:36 - Guatemala
05:32 - Luttwak
07:26 - Poor Countries
08:35 - The French Exception
12:04 - STEP 2: Campaign Hard, Campaign Quiet
12:54 - Make the Economy Scream
14:59 - Make a Name for Yourself
17:17 - Putsch des Généraux
18:42 - Coups are like Poker
19:20 - Dissident Coups
20:43 - The One General Play
22:53 - More Generals, More Good
24:54 - Jokers and the Presidential Guard
26:19 - STEP 3: Recruiting Your Best Boys
30:57 - Romania and Corn
32:01 - STEP 4: Staging the Coup
32:37 - COUP Equipment
33:23 - COUP Vehicles
34:05 - Everything Everywhere All At Once
34:44 - Block the Roads
37:10 - Planes, Trains and Explosives
38:11 - Two Coups in Korea
41:36 - STEP 5: Seize Power
43:35 - Secondary Objectives
45:31 - STEP 6: Announcing Your Coup
48:21 - A Tone Guide to Coup Announcement
51:12 - STEP 7: Surviving Post Coup
53:50 - Option 1: Take the Money and Run
54:38 - Option 2: Democracy Manifest!
57:14 - FINAL THOUGHTS