Once
the mafia state of mind has seeped into every nook and cranny of the
society and economy, it's not even recognized as corruption: it's simply
the way the system works.
We recently spent a few days with a friend who was born and raised in Sicily who
now lives elsewhere in Europe with his wife (also Italian, from
Naples). Though we talked of many things, one of his comments struck me
like a bolt of lightning.
The Mafia isn't about shoot-outs, he said; the mafia is a state of mind.
He then pointed to a city trash collection truck driving by. Those guys are mafia.
I
should stipulate that our friends are left-liberal in their views, and
deeply concerned about the direction of free enterprise, democracy and
social equality in Europe. He did not make these comments as a joke but
with the utmost seriousness.
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