IIt takes time to escape the grip. This teaching applies both to individuals and society as a whole. Although marked by firm public speeches rejecting “mafia power”, the large “anti-mafia” gathering in Corsica was not the expected rising tide, on an island plagued by organized crime violence. The two processions that started, in Bastia and Ajaccio, with the slogan “murderers and mafiosi, get out”, from anti-mafia coordination, on Saturday 15 November, were attended by less than 2,000 demonstrators. Far from expectations.
However, the reality of the crime that rules the island is no longer up for debate in island society: the mafia. After appearing for a long time without much basis in the eyes of most political leaders or the Corsican State, the recognition…
