Archived Losing Faith in the State, Some Mexican Towns Quietly Break Away (nytimes.com)
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'But militia rule has accustomed many to the idea that power belongs to whomever has the guns. '
'Nearly four years in, long after other militia-run towns in Michoacán collapsed into violence, the streets remain safe and tidy. '
'They are exceptions that prove the rule: Mexico’s crisis manifests as violence, but it is rooted in the corruption and weakness of the state. '
'But in sweeping away the institutions that enabled crime to flourish, Tancítaro created a system that in many ways resembles cartel control. '
'Each is a haven of relative safety amid violence, suggesting that their diagnosis of the problem was correct. '
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