So, with this perspective, New York gangs can be seen as parties. The Dead Rabbits had their own cause: wanting more rights in society, Amsterdam's personal goal of killing the Butchers, and the ultimate goal of gaining more power for themselves. While the natives had their cause centered on the reduction of immigrants and ethnic minorities, due to their personal dislike for such minorities and, once again, with the ultimate goal of gaining more power. So the two gangs, the Natives and the Dead Rabbits, are parties (Weber). Parties are only possible in “socialized” communities (Weber), which means that parties must at least have a rational order and people ready to enforce that order. The natives were “socialized” and had no problem enforcing order with brutality. The Dead Rabbits, on the other hand, had to work their way up to becoming a party over the course of the film, because in the beginning, and for most of the film, they were more like an underground revolution or rebellion. The Dead Rabbits acted like rebels without a previous leader, they simply reported to each other and worked together, sometimes to earn money. This dynamic was shown when Amsterdam and Johnny went to sell the loot obtained from a fire. The whole group was chaotic. The group was in disarray and only concerned with money, money that was so easily taken away by Sheriff Mulraney; all due to the group's lack of leadership and organization. Through Amsterdam's leadership and set goals, he organized them, the immigrants and the Dead Rabbits, into a party that had substantial strength. The Amsterdam group was also able to enforce their newly acquired order with the election of Sheriff McGinn, one of the Dead Rabbits.