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That doesn't jive with history. The mafia became dominant during prohibition. Alcohol becomes legal again and what happens? The corporations take over and the m
by rpedela 10y ago
That doesn't jive with history. The mafia became dominant during prohibition. Alcohol becomes legal again and what happens? The corporations take over and the mafia loses some of its power although not for long thanks to bans on cocaine, heroin, marijuana. Organized crime thrives on black markets. Reduce them, and reduce their power.
- h4nkoslo 10y agoThat works to the extent they do not already have above-threshold control of the economy & the ability to use force sufficient to at least deter the government. Under those circumstances it becomes self-perpetuating absent a significant & violent effort to uproot it. Witness, eg, the 'Ndrangheta, which although heavily involved in the drug trade predates it and has significant other "business lines". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Ndrangheta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Ndrangheta
- macawfish 10y agoI don't think you realize how much intertwining there is between corporations and organized crime.