主题：关于拉美化：“中国模式”有多独特 -- 土拨鼠yuanap

In Hong Kong and Taiwan, organized crime has already seeped into legitimate business that their existence doesn't threaten lives of average folks any more. In the US, old Italian mafia also went largely semi-legit and business-oriented, in another word, their work might not be legal, but as an average joe, you usually don't have to worry about being killed or maimed as a result of their criminal activities, for average Americans, latino or black or even Asian Americans street gangs are far bigger security menaces than five families in New York.

China, on the other hand, has large amount of criminal organizations that might win collaboration from corrupt government officials, yet still couldn't really adopt even an semblance of business practice, basically, in China, as an average joe, you really have to worry about crossing leader of even some of the more established underground figures, they don't deserve the title "mobster", the best they could be compared to are gang-bangers roaming on LA streets.

That being said, Chinese government at least has the authority to completely eliminate a criminal organization if it really wants to, something can't be said about other more democracy oriented governments (democracy vs authoritarian government, which one is better? It depends, it was very safe for an average joe to live in Nazi Germany, something can't be said about America or China or pretty much all other countries in 21st century. But if you do find yourself at the wrong end of government power, it's much better to live in current China than, say, China in 1970.)