tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post2488713439947414132..comments2024-03-28T09:56:06.298-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: The Gangster GovernmentGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-39522841110009567652011-10-24T23:22:52.408-04:002011-10-24T23:22:52.408-04:00Did I say 10? 16.Did I say 10? 16.Joseph W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09480728887840887200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-75941075459058384812011-10-24T23:21:46.311-04:002011-10-24T23:21:46.311-04:00In the past, I've been known to link to this t...In the past, I've been known to link to <a href="http://www.city-journal.org/html/5_2_oh_to_be.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> ten-year-old article, another illustration of the idea -- a "community within the state" using force to enforce its own laws, in violation of the actual government's laws. With the acquiescence, at least, of the "governed." (It's about Pakistani immigrants to England enforcing arranged marriages within their "community," and going as far as kidnappings and "honor killings" when need be, while the police turn a semi-blind eye.) I'm not going to write a conclusion tonight.Joseph W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09480728887840887200noreply@blogger.com