Sicilians despise Americans (I learned that firsthand) because Mussolini had wisely wiped out the Mafia but we turned to the American Mafia to grease the way into Italy for the invasion. After the war, of course, the Sicilians were left with a revival of the Mafia. (I’m not a student of this so I’m taking shortcuts). Of course, I would counter, that Sicily and Italy supported the murderous Mussolini and possibly deserved much of what they got. But the present-day mafia in Sicily should burn in hell for the havoc they have created on that beautiful island.
I would recommend the wonderful book “All the Right Enemies” which is a study of the fascinatingly charming Carlo Tresca. His Wiki page says he supported Sacco & Vanzetti. He did, in fact, get them their amazing lawyer, Fred Moore, but he turned on those two with a vengeance. What a fascinating character!
I know i am a generation detached from the homeland, but it still hurts to see the mafia wreacking suck havoc.
My loyalty is ALWAYS to America first but my father, who was from Naoles, died when I as young and my mother’s mother is Sicilian and I have been there and feel an affinity towards it.
They almost became a state. That would have been fun :)
The Sicilian mafia makes the American mafia look like boyscouts. One the other day used a granson as a human shield.
I was in a pizzeria and eight Italian kids came in. they were very polite but couldn’t afford much so i bought them a pizza
My nephews and nieces wont give a #$@#$ about Italians or italy at all lol. That’s as it should be.
But me, I am still partial.
But dont worry, America ALWAYS comes first.