Wednesday, May 11, 2005
From Janet Roitman's Fiscal Disobedience:
(Excerpt from an interview with a coupeur de route who claims to be a fisherman.)R: The thief is a man of confidence -- I mean the ex-thief -- because he knows the secrets of the thieves. The person who employs me knows everything about me -- or almost everything. If you make an effort, you can weigh in as a partner. I need to change my life, the boss needs to have someone who is attached to him. I'm not the only one in this situation. We're numerous, each with his own story, his past. We go here and there to undertake precise tasks at the service of our patron. I think that my boss -- or my bosses -- are aware of this, since they've never sent me to Maroua. You know, if you delve a little into the lives of people here, you might unveil incredible stories.
S: What is the cement that binds relations between patrons and employees in a context of, as you say, illofficial business?
R: No, I don't say that; there are always words like that. I told you before that there is confidence. You can't entrust your assets to someone if you don't have confidence.
S: OK, but I don't understand how you can have implicit confidence in someone you don't know and, moreover, was a thief!
R: What could be more normal than to entrust your illegal activities to hardened people!
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1 Comments:
You know, this whole thing about identity theft--I think we should all have several stolen identities. Or several people should steal my identity, so I could blame everything on them. Life would be flexible. It's the way of the future.
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