• fake@sh.itjust.works
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    11 days ago

    I don’t know the history very well but I’ve wondered how much the demise of the american mafia contributed to this.

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      11 days ago

      If by demise you mean the type of stuff from the movies, that’s just because power was consolidated and there’s no need for open war anymore.

      But if by demise you mean they don’t exist or are weaker, this couldn’t be further from the truth.

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        11 days ago

        Thinking more 1970s RICO era than Scarface. I know they still exist, but they are well beyond their best years.