"What Cohen described was a seedier version of an operation that most Americans would recognize from viewing films like The Godfather. "
I have been reading Leo Tolstoy's odd but " infectious " views on art. The titan of great literature insists that great art -or just respectable art- must act as a moral force for truth and goodness in human society.
Mario Puzo 's " The Godfather " might have been a great read and it was turned into one of the greatest movies of all time . But as ART it corrupts and continues to corrupt almost 50 years later.
One local talk radio local celebrity with an Italian surname is always running Godfather cuts and covers the Mueller Russia investigation with famous " Godfather lines : " Don Corleone says this and Don Corleon says that ... "
I wonder to what degree " The Godfather " has corrupted the Italian-American subculture which I recognize from my " Old Neighborhood " on Federal Hill in Providence - where gangster Raymond Patriarca was king . " Stay away from THE CLUB " , Grandma warned.
. So many Don Corleone or "Goodfella " wannabes in the vicinity of Holy Ghost Church off Atwells Ave.
How can any literate person miss the FASCIST message of " The Godfather " ? The world is forever divided into warring FAMILIES . You owe loyalty only to your own FAMILY and to YOUR " godfather ".
You can still be a good Catholic and confess your sins now and then to a " friend of the family " [ all ears ! ] priest. But business is business. And every now and then a bloody " war " will purify the power structure.
Michael Corleone as " Godfather "
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How can any literate person miss the FASCIST message of " The Godfather " ? The world is forever divided into warring FAMILIES . You owe loyalty only to your own FAMILY and to YOUR " godfather ".
You can still be a good Catholic and confess your sins now and then to a " friend of the family " [ all ears ! ] priest. But business is business. And every now and then a bloody " war " will purify the power structure.