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Originally posted by LubeMaster77
In many hoods in LA they are very popular - same reason why the Mafia had such a strong hold (and still may) in cities in the NE. They provide a level of sercurity that many folks do not get from the police.
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This is absolute nonsense, where did you hear it? There is none of the kind of security provided by old line Italian mafia families or the attendant popularity in the communities with modern street gangs. Just none at all. And the reason is because they do not have a code of conduct like the Italians did that kept them from committing street-level crime against their own people or selling drugs to school children, etc....
The Hezbollah, OTOH, besides being a political party w/ an armed militia are the biggest provider of social services in southern Lebanon such as schools, clinics, hospitals, etc. and they are extremely popular in their country. Unfortunately, the current conflict has bolstered this considerably.