“My brutally violent mid-20th century gang that used to run the crime in this city would have HATED this guy” is an incredible self-own.
wow the second biggest heroin smugglers outside of the CIA have an opinion on municipal elections
outside the CIA
well, yes but also no.
former mob boss mad at ‘socialist’? I’m so shocked rn.
Still mad about those Casinos in Havana, huh?
This is why the Gambinos are the better mafia for New York. They supported unions, beat up scabs, and gave Curtis Sliwa a fun story to tell.
Organize crime is basically capitalism outside of the law, it’s all about profits. The Mafia, Yakuza, Triads have all been used to attack Communist movements. The triads were chased out of the Mainland after the CPC came to power. They fled to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and South East Asian countries. After the Deng reforms, they re-established their presence in the Mainland. If the Gambinos beat up scabs, it was probably because the Unions paid them more than the bosses, not because they were for worker’s rights.
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I assure you it was a joke
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Mafia were very connected to the american labor movement in the 20th century, often taking leadership positions in unions (look into Jimmy hoffa) this was not an altruistic or ideological position, it just allowed them to embezzle money out of union dues and pensions, and allowed them to threaten strikes on businesses that did not pay the mafia racketeer money.
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After the Deng reforms, they re-established their presence in the Mainland.
Have they been able to purge society of these people again, or is it still a struggle because of the market reforms incentivizing crime?
what if we had organized crime but leftist?
haha jk, unless…
Boomer white men: “Those urban thugs need to stop glorifying violence and crime with all of their gangsta rap.”
Also boomer white men: “ZOMG the mafiosos in The Godfather are so heckin’ manly and based. La Cosa Nostra for lyfe!!!”
It really does show the blatant racism at play when guys like this are allowed to have social media accounts bragging about their criminal past with the comments talking about how “based” they are.
“Me and the other violent criminals I used to work with HATE socialism!”
Says a lot about the “tough on crime” fascists that actual gang members never despair like this when fascists win, but the left? They crash out and start making threats.
Don’t ask the right how the lumpenbougies get their guns n drugs! Worst mistake of my life
Lmao cracker is sad his days of ruining lives are over
I think we should force this person to breaks large rocks into smaller rocks until they stop acting this. Agree? Disagree? Weigh in!!
Look if someone is this criminally unrepentant I think that’s the NICEST thing they could reasonably hope for.
Curtis Sliwa: “Zohran, I would advise you to be careful getting into any yellow taxi cabs from here on out!”
that’s why zohran is making the busses free, no one has to get into yellow cabs now
Ey, badabing badaboom, he’s getting the gabagool
Fredo da capo has a problem wit da mayor?
GEETOUTAHEERE!
And he’s a fuckin’ snitch at that, FORGEEEETABOUTEEEET!
By the age of 35, in 1986, Fortune Magazine listed Franzese as number 18 on its list of the “Fifty Most Wealthy and Powerful Mafia Bosses”.
Fortune was a lot more honest in the 80s huh?
Say what you want, but Johnny Sack is looking great for his age
Uh oh, new yorkers may lose respect for the mafia over this one.
