7. Think of the Godfather: his power is not just based on violence but also in providing services to local community.
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8. The mafia boss is the padrone. He looks after the little people. He helps you and when the time comes you support him against his enemies
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9. Mafia-style governance flourishes in marginalized (often immigrant) communities where centralized state is distrusted or distant.
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10. The mafia boss both provides services (in good times) but can also threaten violence (when things get rough).
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11. Ford-as-gangster explains both his style of governance (small favors for those who call), his base (in marginal communities) & loyalty.
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12. Loyalty is key to the mafia boss system: you have to stick with the padrone no matter what.
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13. “You can't teach loyalty" -- Doug Ford, The Godfather would understand.
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14. Rumors about "dirty cops" who did Ford's bidding are the most troubling thing about Ford story.
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15. Mafia governance flourishes where people don't trust the state -- so "dirty cops" have a double function in Ford story.
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16. If we take Ford-as-gangster model seriously, then Rob Ford represents much more serious crisis in Canadian politics than people realize
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17. The mafia boss stands for "family values" despite his criminality -- hence Ford's strain of social conservatism. The family is all.
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17. Ford doesn't exist in isolation. His family are part of fabric of Canadian conservatism, both provincially and nationally.
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18. We have a mafia mayor whose dad was in provincial cabinet, whose family friend was until recently cabinet minister.
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