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Why America?
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12/12/05 06:22 PM
12/12/05 06:22 PM
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Luciano Fanucci
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This Is something I have Always Wondered. The Mob Originated In Sicily But Soon Expanded To America, But I Always Wondered, Why Was It America, Why Not Russia, Or The U.K, Or China. If You Have AN Answer To This, Please Do Write It Down, As I Am Rather Curious.
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Re: Why America?
#204523
12/12/05 07:25 PM
12/12/05 07:25 PM
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Don Pappo Napolitano
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Well, America is the so-called "The land of oportunities" country, the country where you could improve and get good money, although there was an economic crisis in the 20s and 30s and part of the 40s it was much better than staying in Sicily. Talking about inmigration, there was an important inmigration in Argentina(my country) in the late 19th century and the beggining of the 20th(including 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, until 50s). Many italian people came here, spanish people, and other cultures.(Some Nazis came here undercover with the approval of Juan Domingo Peron, the president since 1946 and 1951, it was the first time. He was president of Argentina 3 times, the second was relected 1951 and was kicked from the goverment in 1955 by the Army, and was elected in 1973 and died in 1974).
In Argentina there is 60% italian people, 30%Spanish people and 10% the rest of the other cultures.
Pelé is the King Maradona is God!
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Re: Why America?
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12/13/05 03:22 AM
12/13/05 03:22 AM
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In addition to immigration, I want to add several other factors that made organized crime--Mafia and other ethnic gangs--take hold in America:
First, at the turn of the 19th into the 20th century in America, big business was forming ruthless cartels and monopolies that squashed competition by force and corruption. They provided a strong economic model for organized crime.
Second, Italian, Irish, Jewish and Chinese immigrants to America generally regarded the authorities in their home countries as enemies, making them easy prey for gangsters of their own kind in America. The gangsters knew that their own people would never complain to the police. That's how they flourished in their own neighborhoods.
Third, Prohibition provided gigantic opportunities for organized crime gangs to make money on an unprecedented scale. Since few Americans supported Prohibition, criminals had little trouble in corrupting police and politicians at even the highest levels to protect their booze rackets. The money and influence they made helped the gangsters to spread out into other fields.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Why America?
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12/27/05 02:06 PM
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Cuneo
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One thing to consider when thinking about the mafia coming to america is POLITICS.
"Finance is a gamble, Politics is just knowing when to pull the trigger."
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Re: Why America?
#204528
12/29/05 05:43 PM
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the Mafia expanded in america because at this time it was a rich country.Like they say American dream.
alexandre laforge
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