That's not a fair comparison - maffia like organisations tend to thrive in third-world<br>like countries, with a low capacity for democracy, like most muslim countries, (or<br>Italy). I am personally convinced democracy is the only thing keeping the maffia<br>
in Italy from marching off nonpaying citizens to the ovens, as is the case in most<br>of Iraq. In fact any Italian or Iraqi advocating some sort of sinister system of suspended<br>laws (which these people euphemize as anarcocapitalism) is in my eyes being<br>
suspect of being a covert mob-enabler. It is like a poppy growing warlord in Afghanistan<br>advocating "anarchocapitalism" because its good for free markets and globalization.<br><br>Let me restate - any suggestion that democracy would be little use against the<br>
deeply embedded cultural heritage called "maffia" is immoral, self-serving, sinister,<br>deeply corrupt and should be investigated for the full force of the law. It is the delerious<br>blather of someone who has no historical consciousness, no human empathy, is <br>
spoiled rotten by modernity and modern luxuries. I'd even call it the nonsense spouted<br>by a fool.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/2/11 <a href="mailto:painlord2k@libero.it">painlord2k@libero.it</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:painlord2k@libero.it">painlord2k@libero.it</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Il 09/02/2009 13.34, Stathis Papaioannou ha scritto:<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
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What you're talking about here is corrupt government systems. But if<br>
you eliminate elected officials and their proxies, what is to prevent<br>
a capitalist oligarchy like the Mafia from becoming the prevailing<br>
power? This is my main misgiving about anarchism: I don't like being<br>
controlled by government, but I would like being controlled by<br>
unfettered corporations even less.<br>
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Example of how Mafia like thugs and politically motivated extremists can become the prevailing power in a democracy (so it is not better than anarchy in this regard I suppose). I spare you the number of times the city councils of Italy were disbanded by authority of Home Minister for Mafia connections.<br>
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<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mp-who-pursued-racist-killers-to-quit-commons-after-death-threats-454319.html" target="_blank">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mp-who-pursued-racist-killers-to-quit-commons-after-death-threats-454319.html</a><br>
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Mirco<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>
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