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Related: About this forumWe all saw this at least once. But were we paying attention?
A pertinent clip from "The Godfather"
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We all saw this at least once. But were we paying attention? (Original Post)
Mira
Sep 2020
OP
I posted Sonny's quote a few days ago. Over the years, I have occasionally thought of it.
John1956PA
Sep 2020
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Chainfire
(17,305 posts)1. Times change, mobsters don't
jaxexpat
(6,701 posts)4. Trump thinks he's Michael but is always still only Sonny.
Berlin Expat
(946 posts)5. Trump might like to think
he's Michael Corleone, but he's more like Fredo.
John1956PA
(2,654 posts)2. I posted Sonny's quote a few days ago. Over the years, I have occasionally thought of it.
nycbos
(6,033 posts)3. I thought of this immediately.
DAngelo136
(264 posts)6. Believe It Or Not
There were mobsters who fought in both world wars in the service of the United States:https://www.cosanostranews.com/2011/02/gangsters-are-decorated-war-vets-too.html
Notable service by Monk Eastman who fought in WW1 and was given a military funeral after his murder in 1920 with a police escort: https://themobmuseum.org/blog/mobsters-in-the-military/
And believe it or not: A lot of mafiosos were patriotic: https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/mobsters-world-war-ii?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3