Yeah, I think that extends beyond that specific ethnic/religious network too. I think a large part of what increased mafia snitching was Italian acceptance into america decreasing the importance of Italian social networks. Before large scale snitching the mafia was much more influential. If every town saw an Italian as a criminal, would they be able to witsec them?
That's a thing people don't think about often. Even within subcategories of Europeans, different cohorts have been forming and collectively advocating whether in-line with broader interests or scoped solely to their community at the expense of all others.
Putting on blinders regarding the subcategories or sects doesn't do anyone any favors in understanding the world.
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In case you haven't paid to view my piece yet, that's one of the things I'm hinting at! Decentralization also included a fair amount of stubborn particularism. That's not necessarily bad.
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Yeah, I think that extends beyond that specific ethnic/religious network too. I think a large part of what increased mafia snitching was Italian acceptance into america decreasing the importance of Italian social networks. Before large scale snitching the mafia was much more influential. If every town saw an Italian as a criminal, would they be able to witsec them?
That's a thing people don't think about often. Even within subcategories of Europeans, different cohorts have been forming and collectively advocating whether in-line with broader interests or scoped solely to their community at the expense of all others.
Putting on blinders regarding the subcategories or sects doesn't do anyone any favors in understanding the world.
In case you haven't paid to view my piece yet, that's one of the things I'm hinting at! Decentralization also included a fair amount of stubborn particularism. That's not necessarily bad.