A super introductory sentence for the structural constructions emanating from a combination of labor in the traditional sense and volunteerism. From The Economist (Oct 26th-Nov 1st issue) Killing an Idea.
A second argument is structural. Before October 7th Hamas was the de facto government in Gaza, with tens of thousands of civil servants on its payroll. Hizbullah is a state within a state: it hands out patronage jobs, operates a chain of discount groceries and runs a bank. These are not just militant groups, in other words, but political and economic entities with deep roots.
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