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obviously so. the Italian mafia is said to exist because the local (legal) system of distributing punishment was ineffective/unfair. modern what we call "democr
by DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
obviously so. the Italian mafia is said to exist because the local (legal) system of distributing punishment was ineffective/unfair. modern what we call "democratic systems" will paint a different story - they will tell you these people were unable to live in peace until they came along.
it's where the parallel ends though. my comment certainly was _not_ an endorsement or fetishization of crime, just an observation from my own experience living there. the alternative view point which is to call everyone who hasn't been integrated into a "civilized system" a crook (or backwards) is too imperialistic for my taste, especially since Thailand is also the home of many hill-tribes who have a natural difficult relationship with empire-building city folk.
- ergwwrt 6y agoShqiperia (Albania) is run by the Besa code. It is still feudal today since neither the Italians, Communists, or Ottomans have been able to rule the country. The Besa code was able to hide the Jews from the Nazis when every other european country would turn them in. Today, the Besa code allows Shqiperia to serve as Europe's leading marijuana supplier. 75% of the population is agrarian based, children learn organic farm work ethic, and the family still reigns
- DyslexicAtheist 6y agonot sure why you're being downvoted, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besa_(Albanian_culture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besa_(Albanian_culture) The cannabis produced there ends up mostly in the EU (via Montenegro by ship to Italy or the land route via Croatia). EU countries simply pay more for weed then potatoes so it's the market working as expected IMO (but sadly also as intended). The way to address this is to legalize it like Portugal which curbed addiction rates and freed up the legal system with more important work.