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> other organization with a dress code that requires a gun Sounds a lot like organized crime, is it supposed to have that undertone?
by lordnacho 5y ago
> other organization with a dress code that requires a gun
Sounds a lot like organized crime, is it supposed to have that undertone?
- skrtskrt 5y agoor mercenaries/"private security"
- xxs 5y ago>is it supposed to have that undertone? nope. the 2nd word means "structures" and it implies part of the state.
- hunterb123 5y ago> other organization with a dress code that requires a gun No, that sounds like any armed forces, police force, the secret service, etc.
- ordu 5y agoPolicemen wear guns, and it doesn't sound like an organized crime. The root of the word "siloviki" is "sila", which means "force". And it is about using force in order to perform their job. Like policemen do. Or security guards. Or soldiers. And it is not used to refer to crime activities. They also use force, but they are not "siloviki".
- sgt101 5y agoIn some places, in theory, the police use consent of the overwhelming majority to do their job.
- tenuousemphasis 5y agoThat is merely a pleasant sounding fiction perpetuated by those with wealth and power.
- cjmcqueen 5y agoForce or power was how I see the translation. These are people using their force or power to their own agenda. It's a useful name IMHO
- IncRnd 5y ago> Sounds a lot like organized crime, is it supposed to have that undertone? As does "Department of Homeland Security". That was the first federal agency named that way, and prior to that people would have thought that sort of naming to be associated with the Stassi or a totalitarian regime. I suppose it is commonplace now.
- murderfs 5y ago"Federal Bureau of Investigation" or "Secret Service" aren't particularly friendly sounding names either...
- hunterb123 5y agoFriendly sounding to whom?
- fragmede 5y agoUnconscious bias at work. Russians aren't mostly mobsters wearing Adidas track suits, despite what you see on TV and in movies.