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Is the mafia dead or dying ?
Posted on 11/23/16 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 11/23/16 at 12:49 pm
I was watching goodfellas the other day and wondered about how they recruit members nowadays. I looked up some of the families and all of the leadership looks to be in their 60s or older. I can't imagine there are many young Italian kids still rushing up to join these days. Seems like a Shriners club for wise guys.
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Posted on 11/23/16 at 12:51 pm to jackmanusc
If you have to ask then no
Posted on 11/23/16 at 12:52 pm to jackmanusc
It is very much alive
Posted on 11/23/16 at 12:53 pm to jackmanusc
No, very much alive.
They took a hit recently, but are not dead.
They took a hit recently, but are not dead.
This post was edited on 11/23/16 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 11/23/16 at 12:53 pm to jackmanusc
I doubt they exist like they used to but I'd imagine the stronger families still have quite a bit of pull tho. Either way I'd be shocked to think the mafia could stay as organized and together in today's times.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 12:58 pm to jackmanusc
I figure the kids of most made men in the five families are pretty well off and went to college.
ETA: why live that life if you aren't poor?
ETA: why live that life if you aren't poor?
This post was edited on 11/23/16 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 11/23/16 at 12:59 pm to jackmanusc
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Is the mafia dead or dying ?
If you want to believe that, go ahead.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:01 pm to jackmanusc
As many people can trace their heritage back to a mafia family as European and Native American royal ancestry.
FACT.
FACT.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:04 pm to jackmanusc
Rudy deported all Italians back to their homeland in the mid 90's. That's what you do to an ethnic scourge.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:05 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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ETA: why live that life if you aren't poor?
Lots of street level guys are just hustlers making ends meet through illegal means.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:22 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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I figure the kids of most made men in the five families are pretty well off and went to college. ETA: why live that life if you aren't poor?
Power. Humans of all stripe have some desire or lust for power, to be able to control other humans. It's as old as original sin, and we will always have it with us.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:27 pm to jackmanusc
The government has taken their place
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:34 pm to jackmanusc
Not dead but way, way less prominent than the goodfellas era.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:36 pm to jackmanusc
They're in the olive oil business
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:40 pm to jackmanusc
They changed their name from the mafia to the government.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:42 pm to RedPop4
Absolutely. I don't think it is dead by any means, but between more wealth, legit businesses, higher education, the Feds, and a changing world, I don't think it has the appeal it once had (but it will never die in NYC and Italy).
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:46 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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I figure the kids of most made men in the five families are pretty well off and went to college.
ETA: why live that life if you aren't poor?
Michael Corleone went to college and still chose that life
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:52 pm to jackmanusc
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I was watching goodfellas the other day and wondered about how they recruit members nowadays. I looked up some of the families and all of the leadership looks to be in their 60s or older. I can't imagine there are many young Italian kids still rushing up to join these days. Seems like a Shriners club for wise guys.
Well Clinton was damn close to making it in the White House only a couple of weeks ago. If that isn't organized crime, I don't know what is...
Posted on 11/23/16 at 1:55 pm to jackmanusc
No, it just hails from Mexico now
Posted on 11/23/16 at 2:01 pm to jackmanusc
Maybe you should mind your own business, OP. Maybe you shouldn't worry about it.
*looks around suspiciously*
*looks around suspiciously*
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