How To Rule, FOREVER: 101

I have a dream, said someone important once. He did not rule a nation or an empire.

That is the problem, dreamers don't rule, they only help people understand what is wrong with their reality.

So what makes a leader, a genuine, in your face, son after son after daughter after son ruler? 

Simple, Shortage. 

"Whatttt?! Surely you jest, Mr. Rat, check the expiry date on that cheese again!" 

Let's look at the feudal system: 

You have the king, his middle management and his people. 

His people were mostly workers, working their butt off, paying taxes in form of service/grains/livestock in return got protection, which works fine until there was unrest due to some dreamers, who saw the flaw in the system. 

Luckily, blight, drought, or heavenly locusts were always around the corner. This is where our shortage comes in handy. The king has the reserves in his granary, he still demands taxes that people can't pay, so you jail some, maim a few, create terror and rule. But, a king can't always be cruel to rule (yeah, I put the rule in cruel there), so every now and then, free grains to the guy who has a hot daughter/wife/sister. 

This does 2 things (besides the obvious of scoring with a hottie): 

1) Makes someone dependent for life (give a man quarter of a fish everyday, eh!) 

2) Create a divide among the population 

The guy who got shit for free, loves the king, swearing his allegiance forever, 

"Rajahji ki jai...Hamara neta amar rahe.." 

The family of the guy who got maimed and jailed is scared, which leaves less than 2% who still dare to dream, who are busy on the internet writing crap like this. 

Does this apply in today's scenario? SP's recent victory in UP surely suggests it. Unemployment Allowances for people who may or may not be eligible for the benefit, without doing anything. What could be better? A legion of early to mid 20s, completely dependent on the government for money and have nothing to do all day than to screw their wives, making babies and securing the future of the next generation of the politicians. 

The only problem, how to stop the dreamers? Create a shortage of schools. Which creates a shortage of teachers for the future, which creates a shortage of...well, you get the picture. 

So you see kids, it is that simple. That is what 5000 years of sub-continent history teaches us. 

It is in our genetic code, be a bunch of lazy bastards who love free handouts. 

If there is a shortage or limited supply of essential commodities, find a way to control it. 

Can't create a shortage? Ask the people to procreate. "Go forth and multiply!" the good Lord said to his people. 

So, join me, create a shortage of whatever you can get your hands on and we shall rule the world, TOGETHER!  

"...and you get an island..and you get an island...and...ISLANDS FOR EVERYONE!"