Mind control of the masses is one of the key ingredients to domination, being an ugly balding manlet doesn't matter..
We have our own Putin where I live. The goverment has 5 tv channels, around 12 radio stations and tons of websites funded by the goverment. Before the current regime there was zero media owned by the goverment.
At least our president is a hard working, intelligent guy (has 2 masters and 1 PhD in economy), but when people try to stay in charge as long as possible, they surround themselves with people who would sell their moms in order to stay in a high paid position.
You should see Venezuela, their president is a former bus driver, people there are starving and are killed if they protest.