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

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