• sunflowercowboy@feddit.org
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    15 days ago

    Normally theyre called gangs. The thing that made the black panthers special is that as a cause it was killed before it deteriorated. A lot of gangs form to protect from other gangs, police corruption, and general sense of community.

    Usually most folks aren’t willing to do things free, so it devolves as it grows. Loses the original basis for formation. It’s why christians is a confusing term, you have atheists, catholics, buddhists, etc. All lumped in while all can and are christian, there is degrees of severity.

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      15 days ago

      Oh so like first it starts out protecting the community from issues but then it turns into “the crips have to pay” and now heroin to pay for a turf war…

      That’s interesting

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        14 days ago

        You start protecting the community but who is paying you, your rent, or your food? You have to start charging and now you’re another tax. Tensions rise. And yes this would impact drug trafficking which is usually lethal. Note, junkies are relatively safe, dont get between their drugs or stare and you are good.

        Trying to do good is difficult because by definition, the only good thing you can do is retain the status quo. Any change will have negative repercursions.

        A good goal quickly deteriorates when the power structure forces you to deal with the devil. And where does he reside?