Indaba iqala eLos Angeles ngekhulu lama-21, ngemva kweminyaka engaziwa yokuwa komnotho womhlaba wonke. ILos Angeles ayiseyona ingxenye ye-United States njengoba uhulumeni wesifundazwe uye wanikeza iningi lamandla nendawo yalo ezinhlanganweni ezizimele nakosomabhizinisi. Ukuthengiswa kwezimpahla, ubukhosi bomuntu ngamunye, nezimoto ezizimele kubusa njengokubusa okuphakeme. Amabutho ama-mercenary ancintisana ngezivumelwano zokuzivikela kuzwelonke, kuyilapho onogada bezokuphepha abazimele begcina ukuthula ezindaweni zokuhlala ezivikelwe ngobukhosi.: 45 Izinkampani zomgwaqo omkhulu zincintisana ukuheha abashayeli emigwaqweni yazo,: 7 futhi konke ukulethwa kweposi kwenziwa nge-courier eqashiwe.: 306 Izinsalela zikahulumeni zigcina igunya kuphela ezindaweni ezihlukanisiwe, lapho zenza khona umsebenzi onzima ongathandeki emphakathini ezizungezile.: 176 Iningi lendawo yomhlaba ihlukaniswe yaba ama-enclaves aphethe owaziwa ngokuthi yi-Franchise-Organized Quasi-National Entities (FONQEs),: 14 ngayinye eqhutshwa yi-franchise yayo enkulu yebhizinisi (efana ne- "Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong", noma i-Corporatized American Mafia), noma ama-burbusives ahlukahlukene okuhlala (imiphakathi ephethwe ngobukhosi). Kulesikhathi esizayo, izikhungo zaseMelika zihluke kakhulu kulezo ezise-United States yangempela ngesikhathi kukhishwa le ncwadi; isibonelo, inhlangano enenzuzo, i-CIC, ivele ekuhlanganisweni kwe-CIA neLibrary of Congress.: 22
Context:Yisiphi isenzakalo esenzeka e-Snow Crash?
I-Snow Crash isethwe eLos Angeles yesikhathi esizayo lapho uhulumeni ewile futhi wathathelwa indawo yizinkampani, amabutho ama-mercenary, kanye nohlobo olusha lwenhlangano, i-Franchise-Organized Quasi-National Entity. Izibonelo zalezi zakamuva zihlanganisa i-Greater Hong Kong kaMnu. Lee kanye ne-American Mafia ehlanganisiwe. Imisebenzi kahulumeni enjengokwakhiwa kwemigwaqo, amaphoyisa, nokuthunyelwa kweposi iye yathathwa yizinkampani.