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Calabria’s ‘Ndrangheta vs the Good Mothers with Alex Perry

2023/1/24
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Alex Perry: 本书以Leah Garofalo的死亡为切入点，讲述了'Ndrangheta这个全球最强大的犯罪组织及其内部女性的反抗故事。'Ndrangheta的表面是紧密的家族单元，但实际上是一个充满暴力和性别歧视的组织。其成员残暴冷酷，为了维护自身地位不择手段，甚至会杀害自己的妻子。'Ndrangheta的成功与其蔑视一切的文化和胆量有关，他们敢于做其他人不敢做的事情，并巧妙地隐藏其活动，长期以来被误认为是一群牧羊人。随着西西里黑手党势力的衰落，'Ndrangheta抓住机会迅速崛起，成为全球最大的可卡因帝国。然而，'Ndrangheta也在不断转型，从毒品走私到渗透合法经济，成为一个庞大的投资基金，这使得打击其活动变得异常困难。Leah Garofalo的反抗以及检察官Alessandra Chiaretti利用女性证词打击'Ndrangheta的策略，揭示了'Ndrangheta内部女性的悲惨遭遇以及她们在反抗中的重要作用。 Sean Williams: 作为主持人，Sean Williams引导访谈，并对Alex Perry的讲述进行补充和提问，例如'Ndrangheta的组织结构，其与塔利班的相似之处，以及意大利证人保护计划的缺陷等。他还探讨了公众对Leah Garofalo之死的反应，以及当地媒体对'Ndrangheta的偏袒。

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Leah Garofalo's life and death, along with her daughter Denise's defiance, reveal the brutal reality of the 'Ndrangheta, a powerful drug smuggling organization that manipulates families and women.

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For decades the ‘Ndrangheta rose to become the world’s most powerful organized crime group—and barely anybody knew who they were. Then the deaths and defiance of women trapped in their medieval, ultra-patriarchal systems exposed the grim truth behind the ‘Ndrangheta’s centuries-old myths.

Alex Perry, author of The Good Mothers, joins us to speak about his discoveries writing the book, Mafia fact and fiction—and the dreaded “Lupara Bianca”, or “White Shotgun”.

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