User blog comment:Neowitch/703 - Dance With Somebody/@comment-101.63.10.35-20130328042402/@comment-5640399-20130328091859

I think the whole of Dressrosa has gotten used to him as their despot, and, well, the entire island seems a bit crazy. The Colloseum announcer calls DD's crew "our own Doflamingo family," and the people in the bar said that the conmen were "shaming the name of Doflamingo" so they all obviously hold him in high esteem. There is also the possiblility that DD controlled Dressrosa through more than just his Shichibukai title, he could be using bribes and threats and spys (like Vergo) to control it, like a mafia in our world. I noticed this myself and thought it was really interesting so I thought I'd share what I'd come up with.