Pablo Escobar, like modern day cartels in Mexico, gave away lots of money to local communities. He built hundreds of houses for the poor. It’s mostly ego, and buying good will, but there’s definitely a component wherein the government has failed these communities and the Narcos step up.
This is a natural outgrowth of 4chan culture for anyone who browsed it years ago. Journalists who haven’t been down those roads will always miss the point. 8chan and sites like it are a symptom, not a cause. The cause is rooted in the isolation and disenfranchisement of men in modern society. Jordan Peterson is one of the only individuals I’ve heard describing the root of this problem in a professional, statistical, research based manner. As long as we continue to destroy everything that has traditionally given men meaning, this will get worse. 20% of men enjoy 80% of female attention in a dating app world. Churches, bowling leagues, etc. are dead and gone, community has collapsed. Patriotism is dead, the government is seen as corrupt and full of fools. Corporations are decried as soul sucking bastions of greed. On the one hand, these are good things. Truths laid bare. We no longer look up at our flags and company brands in reverence. But without mating, community, honor (serving your nation), or mastery (serving your work), what are they going to do? Lash out. They literally just don’t care about society anymore. Why should they? Where’s the buy in? At least that’s the logic as I understand it. It’s not correct. Ethics, morals, and honest self assessment are completely lacking in these people. But it’s a real thing that’s happening.