Dr. Marcel Dirsus

But at the moment when he would have actually needed it, which is when rebels caught him, that gun couldn't save him because that perception of his power was gone. And in the end, the rebels took the gun off him and he had a horrible end. Last footage that we have of him alive is him basically being beaten. He was sodomized. He's begging for mercy, his head bloody. So it was a really terrible end.

But at the moment when he would have actually needed it, which is when rebels caught him, that gun couldn't save him because that perception of his power was gone. And in the end, the rebels took the gun off him and he had a horrible end. Last footage that we have of him alive is him basically being beaten. He was sodomized. He's begging for mercy, his head bloody. So it was a really terrible end.

No, I mean, I have no sympathy for Gaddafi, obviously. But I think when these kinds of things happen, they also shift the perception of a lot of these other rulers, right? Because they see Gaddafi's end and it makes them scared that something like that could happen to them. And that influences their calculus.

No, I mean, I have no sympathy for Gaddafi, obviously. But I think when these kinds of things happen, they also shift the perception of a lot of these other rulers, right? Because they see Gaddafi's end and it makes them scared that something like that could happen to them. And that influences their calculus.

No, I mean, I have no sympathy for Gaddafi, obviously. But I think when these kinds of things happen, they also shift the perception of a lot of these other rulers, right? Because they see Gaddafi's end and it makes them scared that something like that could happen to them. And that influences their calculus.

Yeah, so they put him basically in a freezer in a shopping mall. The sort of custom would have been to bury him pretty quickly in that part of the world, but that's not what they did. So they put him up for all to see. And when a local was asked about it, right, about this sort of undignified fate, he basically said if he had been a better man, this wouldn't have happened to him.

Yeah, so they put him basically in a freezer in a shopping mall. The sort of custom would have been to bury him pretty quickly in that part of the world, but that's not what they did. So they put him up for all to see. And when a local was asked about it, right, about this sort of undignified fate, he basically said if he had been a better man, this wouldn't have happened to him.

Yeah, so they put him basically in a freezer in a shopping mall. The sort of custom would have been to bury him pretty quickly in that part of the world, but that's not what they did. So they put him up for all to see. And when a local was asked about it, right, about this sort of undignified fate, he basically said if he had been a better man, this wouldn't have happened to him.

And of course, it probably wouldn't have.

And of course, it probably wouldn't have.

And of course, it probably wouldn't have.

Yeah, that's true.

Yeah, that's true.

Yeah, that's true.

Yeah, the statistics are really stark on this, right? So the vast majority of democratic leaders are perfectly fine, like you say, after they lose office, right? Like somebody like Merkel or whatever, right? They're going to enjoy tranquil retirement. They're going to write some books, give some speeches, enjoy time with their family, right?

Yeah, the statistics are really stark on this, right? So the vast majority of democratic leaders are perfectly fine, like you say, after they lose office, right? Like somebody like Merkel or whatever, right? They're going to enjoy tranquil retirement. They're going to write some books, give some speeches, enjoy time with their family, right?

Yeah, the statistics are really stark on this, right? So the vast majority of democratic leaders are perfectly fine, like you say, after they lose office, right? Like somebody like Merkel or whatever, right? They're going to enjoy tranquil retirement. They're going to write some books, give some speeches, enjoy time with their family, right?

When you look at personalist dictators, 69% of them are imprisoned, forced into exile, or killed. And obviously, these people might not read the papers, so they're not going to know the statistics, but they know that losing power can mean losing their freedom or losing their life. So they are forced to spend much of their day basically thinking about how do they not lose power?

When you look at personalist dictators, 69% of them are imprisoned, forced into exile, or killed. And obviously, these people might not read the papers, so they're not going to know the statistics, but they know that losing power can mean losing their freedom or losing their life. So they are forced to spend much of their day basically thinking about how do they not lose power?

When you look at personalist dictators, 69% of them are imprisoned, forced into exile, or killed. And obviously, these people might not read the papers, so they're not going to know the statistics, but they know that losing power can mean losing their freedom or losing their life. So they are forced to spend much of their day basically thinking about how do they not lose power?