One goat can lead thousands of sheep to the slaughter. If you control that one goat, in whole or in part, you control the sheep.  As each cat is a law to him or herself, each one has to be lured separately, meaning that you’re not going to
succeed.

Somalia has no government, hasn’t had one for over fifteen years. Each area is controlled by a war lord, supported by various clans made up of diverse families.

The likelihood of a family declining to support a clan leader is live. The likelihood of a clan refusing to acquiesce to the demands of a war lord is possible.

Hence controlling a war lord is not all that useful. One must offer benefit to the people which is not dependent upon the war lord, nor conflicts with the authority of the war lord.

This can be done, but it’s not as easy as buying a ‘democratically elected president‘ of some third world country.  Buying this kakistocrat insures one has absolute license to exploit the resources and the people he ‘represents’.

Hence world domination requires the creation of various ‘kings’ ‘presidents’ or whatever term convenient.  In this way, one only needs to ‘request’ and offer ‘benefit’ to the leader, and he will insure his people obey. As he is well versed in his culture he knows  how to control his  people.

For example, imagine a devastating hurricane destroys houses in a small scheme. You, as Foreign Benefactor would like to prove your bona fides by helping these people, however, the cost will be very high, as the houses were of a certain quality.

The Leader of these people knows them. They have a problem with honesty and  never take the ‘first offer’.  The Leader invites you to offer each home owner the true value, pre-hurricane of the house.

Not the inflated for sale or mortgage value, not the make a buck insurance value, but the actual purchase price that could be expected the day before the storm.

This number is more than your agency has available, but look!  You publicise this, the people, who have created a ‘committee’ to meet with you Turn Down The Offer!

There you are, crowned this great benefactor of the poor, who has made an offer which was rejected.  Sadly you walk away, able to dine out on this worthy venture.  Your agency is considered a remarkable charity.

Hence, owning a local leader is worth the bribes you pay him. For not only does he get you what you want, but at far cheaper.

Were this an anarchy, like Somalia, where people are cats and each cat has to be approached, many would take your offer. But you are in a Kakistocracy, like Jamaica.

Your First Law of world domination; find the goats. 

The Second Law is: Constructive ignorance.

People who live in kakistocracies are considered subhuman.  Beyond their vote, (if such accountrement is necessary) and their warm body at a simpleton rally, they have little sentimental value.

To have a fifth of the population killed is no biggie for a Kakistocrat.  In fact, the less people the less the limited benefits have to stretch.

As many Kakistrocracies are overpopulated in re: resources for the people/people it actually benefits the power structure.  To be coarse, twenty thousand loaves of bread can feed sixty thousand people better than one hundred thousand, so
getting rid of forty thousand people would make the leader look better.

You negotiate a deal to have toxic waste shipped to this country.  That the government is going to dump it into a lake from which fifty thousand get their water is something you can be ignorant of.

That animal feed is sold in the market as ‘flour’ or ‘rice’ is not your business, so don’t mention it.  Know nothing, and maintain your ignorance for life.

Your Third Law is: don’t make enemies accidentally

In third world countries you can’t know all the antecedents.  You don’t know who is connected to whom and how.  You may think the chap who picks you up at the airport is a lackey; he might be a Minister of Government, he might be the next Prime Minister. 

Call everyone “Mr.” or “Mrs.” (or the reasonable facsimile in the language spoken in your part of hell.  Treat everyone with the utmost respect.  Never show anger, never ridicule, be bland.  People will remember this.

They will remember if you spoke to them with contempt, remember if you were polite.  In Kakistocracies personality is everything.

As a corollary; trust no locals.  Whether the person is in your bed, your kitchen, your office, never betray your true feelings.  No matter what they say, how they act, never believe for one moment they would not sell your for a warm beer.

Often, spies are planted all around you because those who run Kakistocracies are naturally paranoid.  Tell them what you want to get back to the Top.

Your Fourth Law, don’t overstay.

You are there to buy the government, once it’s in your pocket, hang around long enough to mentor your successor.  The longer you stay you become a target for dissenters.  They may not be able to kill ‘your friend’ the Big Cheese, but they might get to you.  Hence, once you are a bit famous, it’s time to move on.

Fifth Law, know who are the enemies of the Leader and don’t alienate them.

Don’t do anything too pro the government qua government so just in case the government changes, you are not executed.