Vanguard1219 said:[HEADING=3]And now, Vanguard's Six-Step Plan to Conquer the Earth.[/HEADING]
1) Found a religion. Doesn't really matter what the hell it's about, just as long as it all sounds good and fits together. Some people will believe in damn near anything these days. You'll need a deity of some sort to worship. For this example, we'll use the Hypnotoad as your religion's focus of devotion.
2) Start accumulating followers, especially people in positions of power and in the public eye. The more people, the better. It doesn't even matter if they're mentally stable, you'll be using most of them for cannon fodder anyway.
3) Establish churches/temples/covens/whathaveyou to your new faith. While your at it, write a book with all of your religion's doctrine. The more impressive and imposing the book's name, the better. It'll give it more clout if it sounds prestigious.
4) Appoint a figurehead for your religion, like your version of the Pope. Like your religion's book, your leader needs a prestigious title, like Supreme Hierophant of the Church of the Hypnotoad or some similar malarkey. Failing that make sure the religion gets some other kind of public face. Don't let it be some insufferable douche bag that no one really likes. That's where Scientology f*cked up when they picked Tom Cruise. The amateurs.
5) Raise an army and launch a "Holy Crusade" against all of the "unbelievers". You'll want to send in the "wingnuts" without any kind of practical use in first en masse to generally cause chaos. Send in the real solders later. It worked in the original Crusades, and it can work here. Use your textbook "convert of fall" technique to replenish your forces and widdle down the resistance. Watch out for the Middle East in this phase of the plan. The people there get really jumpy when the word "crusade" is thrown around and they may end up flying off the handle.
6) Abolish all governments and set up a theocratic dictatorship to rule the world. Make the religion the official religion of the state. Not believing is a capital offense.
Congratulations, you now rule the world.
All Glory to the Hypnotoad.
THAT IS THE BEST ONE YET! go futurama reference