How to Coup ANY Country | Ordinary Guide

Get an exclusive Black Friday deal! Enter promo code ORDINARYTHINGS to get up to 6 additional months for free at https://surfshark.deals/ORDINARYTHINGS TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ordinarytings PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ordinarythings 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