re: If Sonny Corleone doesn't get whacked, does the Corleone family win the war?

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What I never understood was Michael killing Fredo.

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that was essential to the story

- it left Tom as Michael's only brother (this is the mafia, his only brother has no blood ties)

-Fredo was gay.


When Michel finally realized it, he knew instantly that Vito had been aware and it was Tom's job to keep it secret. Vito/Tom arranged to send Fredo to Vegas, 'for his protection'.
Mike, originally thought that Vito's issues with Fredo's sexuality was him "banging two cocktail waitress at a time" not him being homosexual.

Micheal decided that Fredo had to go, when he admitted to going with John O to strip clubs. It was then Fredo started talking about the size of men's dicks when in Cuba, Michael made his decision.
Your Capo dei capi, you can't have your brother going to gay strip clubs with you the Jewish mob's underboss.