Episode 298 - Papa Doc: Haiti’s Vodou Dictator
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The God Complex of Francois Duvalier
The terror Duvalier rained down got so deep into people's heads that the common folk of Haiti didn't even think bad thoughts about him, just in case Papadock could hear. And I think Duvalier always had a God complex. If you look back at his journey into rural Haiti with the penicillin, yes, he wanted to cure people, but he wanted to rule people as well. He wanted to totally and completely dominate them as a God on earth. When your full-on power grab is working, why stop? I think he always has it from the start. But in the end, whatever he believed, Francois Duvalier was not a well man
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