Okay I'm curious, what exactly SHOULD be done in situations like what a lot of Central American countries are in where you have extremely large, violent, almost cultist, street gangs that are armed and organized like paramilitary groups and essentially act as their own authority within the country? Like how would a socialist government deal with this? Cuz all the effective responses I can think of seem a bit "authoritarian".
One thing is poverty, people join gangs because of it seems like a way out of their situation. If you alleviate that you hit their recruitment. I don't know specifically about El Salvador but every organized crime group I've heard of such as the N'drangheta or the Italian-American crime families had a special status as useful back channels and hired violence for the state. If that special relationship goes away id imagine it would be very hard for them to maintain this type of control.
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Another thing I'd have to say is you do have to be harsh on these groups, not only do they commit heinous acts in the running of their business but they are ripe to be used by reactionary elements to undermine this hypothetical socialist state. Not saying you do what El Salvador is doing or Duterte did and murder street level dealers and throw everyone with a tattoo in jail, but the leaders must be rooted out.
Okay I'm curious, what exactly SHOULD be done in situations like what a lot of Central American countries are in where you have extremely large, violent, almost cultist, street gangs that are armed and organized like paramilitary groups and essentially act as their own authority within the country? Like how would a socialist government deal with this? Cuz all the effective responses I can think of seem a bit "authoritarian".
Do you think it's a bit "authoritarian" TO GOBBLE THEM UP WITH A BIG SPOON?
One thing is poverty, people join gangs because of it seems like a way out of their situation. If you alleviate that you hit their recruitment. I don't know specifically about El Salvador but every organized crime group I've heard of such as the N'drangheta or the Italian-American crime families had a special status as useful back channels and hired violence for the state. If that special relationship goes away id imagine it would be very hard for them to maintain this type of control.
Edit: Another thing I'd have to say is you do have to be harsh on these groups, not only do they commit heinous acts in the running of their business but they are ripe to be used by reactionary elements to undermine this hypothetical socialist state. Not saying you do what El Salvador is doing or Duterte did and murder street level dealers and throw everyone with a tattoo in jail, but the leaders must be rooted out.