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A new generation of wiseguys didn’t properly learn the business, according to former government investigators. Older members complain that the millennials—who grew up in the suburbs instead of city streets—are softer, dumber and not as loyal as mobsters of the past. Plus, they’re always texting.


No matter who you talk to, the Medellin cartel, the Russian Bratva, the Yakuza, or the Tong, they all say the same thing: The quality of mobsters is deteriorating.

Bruno from New York has proposed a new program for the designation of Certified Mobster.

First year: History of the mob. How to set up a protection business. Bribing local government officials. How to dress like Vito Corleone.

Second year: Smuggling narcotics for fun and profit. Making offers people cannot refuse. When to build your own casino. Advanced racketeering. Establishing your mobster brand.

Bruno from New York believes this certification program will revitalize the mob and usher in a new era for organized crime.

1 posted on 10/04/2021 5:25:28 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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2 posted on 10/04/2021 5:26:51 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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In the Sopranos show several of the characters made similar type comments, such as “these days, in this thing of ours, half the new guys are drug addicts and the other half are sociopaths”.

Of course, no self-awareness that people who think nothing of extortion, arson, racketeering, murder etc as good business practices are all sociopaths, only half of them are drug addicts.

In Goodfella’s they explained it differently. The mob was just a pyramid scheme developed to police the criminals. If you create a beef you need someone to settle the beef to avoid violence. So you paid someone, who paid someone, who paid someone to make peace for people who can’t call the cops.


3 posted on 10/04/2021 5:31:50 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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If you knew a gangster in the early 70s chances are he was a pretty smart guy. If you knew one by the end if the 90s chances are he was a schmuck. Drug addled, spoiled entitled schmuck.


4 posted on 10/04/2021 5:44:17 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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Even back in the 1980s, old-time mobsters were lamenting the drop in quality of the up-and-comers.

As Gennaro Angiulo used to say: “You think I need tough guys? I need intelligent tough guys!”

5 posted on 10/04/2021 5:53:54 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 105 days away from outliving George Harrison)
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The answer is simple - if you are smart, ruthless, and want to make money, it is no longer necessary to commit crimes. You can join one of the legal rackets, and make plenty of money.


7 posted on 10/04/2021 6:32:03 PM PDT by proxy_user
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Nah, tell Bruno they need to import a boatload of Sicilians, they knew how to do it right from the cradle.


9 posted on 10/04/2021 6:40:30 PM PDT by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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The Dems’ plan promises free 2 year junior college tuition. Maybe the government an cover the 2 year mob training.


10 posted on 10/04/2021 6:48:55 PM PDT by I-ambush (If we make it we’ll all sit back and laugh, but I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying)
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About 20 years ago the Detroit mob was broken by FBI. The wiretaps showed that the inbreds were absolute morons.

Just before that I worked for a small company for a very short time. One of the owners was the inbred son of a made guy.

It was amazing their stupidity.


11 posted on 10/04/2021 7:42:27 PM PDT by cyclotic (Live your life in such a way that they hate you as much as they hated Rush Limbaugh)
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The quality of mobsters is deteriorating.

The evilness of our politicians is intensifying.

12 posted on 10/04/2021 7:44:54 PM PDT by ladyjane
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