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  • TheBlueOne0

    Utterly fascinating article about the role of Japanese organized crime (The Yakuza) in that countries post WW2-Present politics and financial system. It's often been said over the 20th century that whatever the future, Japan got there first, and I think this might be true. As we see the takover of American politics by corporations, as Mexico & Brazil devolve in their own ways into narcostates (or narcostates enclaves) this read of how crime operates within the halls of legitimate state power from Japan might show us a little bit of how the future is about to play out.

    http://www.mitpressjournals.org/…

    • <- link is a PDF by the wayTheBlueOne
    • this mean you'll be leaving for Japan soon?PonyBoy
    • I'll have to brush up some "connections" first it seemsTheBlueOne
    • Jake Adelstein is a great writer.DrBombay
    • See post cold war Russia as modern example of post ww2 japan.zenmasterfoo
    • I don;t see that zen...TheBlueOne

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