Jeezus H.
Ain't no fanboys like Chicago fanboys.
@Ivy: don't waste anymore time. People who want to believe something aren't open to changing their minds, listening or accepting facts.
You're right, it is a waste of time. I should know this more than anyone, having dealt with Chicago posters for so many years. It's hard to discuss a subject that many of them approach on an almost emotional level. Like anything less than what they think the Outfit to be is a personal insult.
It's tough because Chicago is still an active, viable family with a hierarchy. It's not like Detroit where, without Scott, 99% of the debates probably wouldn't even come up. But people have a hard time differentiating the Outfit from years ago to today. And much of what their idea of the Outfit is today is built more on smoke than substance.
But that smoke is where many of the Outfit champions are most comfortable. Lots of names. Lots of rumors. Lots of inuendo. Lots of cliches. It makes it easier to paint this portrait of the Outfit as an almost omnipresent force throughout Chicago. And others love the idea of that and eat it up.
