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The theories of Bond films! How did Kananga run a country and a crime syndicate?

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  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Kananga grew up on a farm on the island. He soon found growing poppies was bringing in the proper money. However, when he came to the states on a vacation, he saw the difference in price. Angered about how little he got compared to the end product, he vowed to get the whole distribution in his own hands. So, first, he ran for president, which didn't cost him too much monay. Now the export part was sealed, he just made his own customs look away.
    Taking on existing criminals would bring in liabilities. And as president of an Island, however small, his face was known. So, he created 'Mr Big', and with the help of his government's money, started selling drugs in the US. Thanks to holding the whole chain of production to export, it was quite easy to grow 'big', as he was selling under the market price. Seeing how this worked, he expanded his fields, buying more land on the island. With such cashflow it was easy to get everyone to walk in line.
    It is then he decided he could even better his current plan: and you've all seen that in the film.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Black muscle.
  • AnotherZorinStoogeAnotherZorinStooge Bramhall (Irish)
    Posts: 757
    In real life, Mr Big and Kananga backed Trump
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    There is a number of authoritarians/dictators worldwide, including some "democratically" elected, who easily manage to run their government alongside, or in fact identical with, a crime syndicate. I'd rather not mention names to keep the peace here, but there is nothing remotely unreal about what Kananga does.

    You beat me to it.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 3,008
    echo wrote: »
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    There is a number of authoritarians/dictators worldwide, including some "democratically" elected, who easily manage to run their government alongside, or in fact identical with, a crime syndicate. I'd rather not mention names to keep the peace here, but there is nothing remotely unreal about what Kananga does.

    You beat me to it.

    Same here (I was too shy to post the obvious).
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