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A key point that remains unspoken or analyzed when a mafia family grabs power is how & why a community enables them.
“Mob Leadership 101”
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When a mobster gains power over a community - whether a burrow in NY or an entire nation, the terrorizing begins... /1 https://twitter.com/timobrien/status/1280476864327430144">https://twitter.com/timobrien...
“Mob Leadership 101”
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When a mobster gains power over a community - whether a burrow in NY or an entire nation, the terrorizing begins... /1 https://twitter.com/timobrien/status/1280476864327430144">https://twitter.com/timobrien...
2/ Extortion "shakedowns" are not just rackets, they& #39;re a means of control. If you& #39;re going to operate in a territory, you need that community to fear you first and foremost. To submit. So, you terrorize them.
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3/ It& #39;s also a sure way to sort those who will submit from those who will resist. You get to see exactly what you& #39;re up against. Your terror IS your loyalty test.
And the worse your horror - the more brutal & blood-drenched... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44518942">https://www.bbc.com/news/worl...
And the worse your horror - the more brutal & blood-drenched... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44518942">https://www.bbc.com/news/worl...
4/... the clearer the picture becomes of who will resist you & who will submit.
The cruelty is the point.
So, in this mob tactic - where a community is terrorized into submission, why do we see such ENTHUSIASM from donald& #39;s followers? Aren& #39;t they being terrorized too?
The cruelty is the point.
So, in this mob tactic - where a community is terrorized into submission, why do we see such ENTHUSIASM from donald& #39;s followers? Aren& #39;t they being terrorized too?
5/ Well, there& #39;s the ongoing psyop. Their minds have been hacked, no doubt.
And many WANT the cruelty - they love that he hates who they hate & can& #39;t be shamed otherwise. It& #39;s a release - a freedom to relish in hatred, w/o moral boundary. It& #39;s Caligula, & they& #39;re all in.
But...
And many WANT the cruelty - they love that he hates who they hate & can& #39;t be shamed otherwise. It& #39;s a release - a freedom to relish in hatred, w/o moral boundary. It& #39;s Caligula, & they& #39;re all in.
But...
6/ Mass death & economic carnage cut through those things. When the cruelty suddenly kills your kids (or esp family bread earner), the gig is up, right?
No necessarily. Not with mafia rule. Because there& #39;s one last thing that the mobster wields to ensure loyalty:
Proximity.
No necessarily. Not with mafia rule. Because there& #39;s one last thing that the mobster wields to ensure loyalty:
Proximity.
7/ The community learns on Day 1 of a mobster& #39;s reign the golden rule of "survive & thrive" is proximity to that mobster.
If they know him, or know someone close to him, then that power will be shared. They& #39;ll get a piece.
Experience, skill, merit... none of that matters.
If they know him, or know someone close to him, then that power will be shared. They& #39;ll get a piece.
Experience, skill, merit... none of that matters.
8/ Sycophancy is the way.
Just keep working those connections until you get to the one that will grant you a piece of the territory - an asset to control. No skill or special knowledge required. Wealth will flow simply because you "know a guy". https://www.newsweek.com/company-russian-oligarch-millions-aluminum-plant-mitch-mcconnell-1397061">https://www.newsweek.com/company-r...
Just keep working those connections until you get to the one that will grant you a piece of the territory - an asset to control. No skill or special knowledge required. Wealth will flow simply because you "know a guy". https://www.newsweek.com/company-russian-oligarch-millions-aluminum-plant-mitch-mcconnell-1397061">https://www.newsweek.com/company-r...
9/ donald& #39;s followers know this about him and his gross spawn. They know, the way everyone in community run by mobsters knows, that their future will be set if they can just get close enough to him to be favored.
It& #39;s part of the mindset.
It& #39;s part of the mindset.
10/ Even the ones deep into the psyop intuitively know about a mobster& #39;s "favor". It drives their loyalty.
He& #39;s not their "savior". He& #39;s their boss.
And anyone who crosses the boss is in trouble, right? https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1279860278679801856?s=20">https://twitter.com/RexChapma...
He& #39;s not their "savior". He& #39;s their boss.
And anyone who crosses the boss is in trouble, right? https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1279860278679801856?s=20">https://twitter.com/RexChapma...
11/ A mobster& #39;s threat and power becomes their threat and power, if they can just get close enough to win his favor.
With that woman above, she might actually have some favor to count on. But that& #39;s another story... https://twitter.com/patrickLSimpson/status/1279939311610331136?s=20">https://twitter.com/patrickLS...
With that woman above, she might actually have some favor to count on. But that& #39;s another story... https://twitter.com/patrickLSimpson/status/1279939311610331136?s=20">https://twitter.com/patrickLS...
12/ So don& #39;t think his enablers - even the Qarens, won& #39;t all jump ship once it& #39;s clear the mob boss is losing his power.
I can tell you this after studying over a century of these men and their rule - either solely in the underworld, or in our realm as heads of state...
I can tell you this after studying over a century of these men and their rule - either solely in the underworld, or in our realm as heads of state...
13/ When their territorial grip starts to loosen, they all go down.
And sometimes, with the big boys, it& #39;s their own loyal sycophants who take them out.
-Fin- https://www.history.com/news/frank-cali-mafia-murder-john-gotti-paul-castellano-gambino">https://www.history.com/news/fran...
And sometimes, with the big boys, it& #39;s their own loyal sycophants who take them out.
-Fin- https://www.history.com/news/frank-cali-mafia-murder-john-gotti-paul-castellano-gambino">https://www.history.com/news/fran...
ps - yes, I meant that spelling of "burrow" in the first tweet. not an error, this time (there are plenty).
the underworld = rats in a hole.
the underworld = rats in a hole.
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