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Japan, a culture so public-spirited that even the local Yakuza decide to contribute to the plumbing.
by pjc50 9mo ago
Japan, a culture so public-spirited that even the local Yakuza decide to contribute to the plumbing.
- ArnoVW 9mo agoThere's a pattern where criminal organizations fill governance gaps rather than starting as genuine governments. The Yakuza did this opportunistically at certain historical moments. Hamas is a similar example (not a criminal organisation, but..) , allthough they are more of a institution-building than the Yakuza ever was.
- Pay08 9mo agoProbably the best example of this are American mafias.
- lazide 9mo agoYes, it’s a big reason why they have always tended to be based out of immigrant communities - those were excluded from mainstream culture, governance, etc. If you were mainstream you didn’t need the mafia - you were already the gov’t, the police, etc.
- dudefeliciano 9mo agoMafias generally fill the same functions of the government but for the underworld: providing "protection", extracting "taxes", enforcing rules via the use of violence, and so on.
- knowitnone3 9mo ago[dead]
- simianparrot 9mo ago[flagged]
- pjc50 9mo agoHamas and also Isis performed the functions of local government in their controlled areas.
- protocolture 9mo agoHamas is used as a byword for the paramilitary organisation Al Qassam in foreign media. The Hamas government outside of Al Qassam is almost boringly normal. Like the Gaza Health Ministry is part of the Hamas Government.
- simianparrot 9mo agoThis is Hamas' founding document and guiding principles: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/21st_century/hamas.asp https://avalon.law.yale.edu/21st_century/hamas.asp Stop spreading lies. Hamas government is not "almost boringly normal".
- protocolture 9mo agoIdeology and practice aren't the same thing.
- simianparrot 8mo agoThey are with Hamas.