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Did they? I’m pretty sure that’s just political propaganda of the regime.
by silcoon 8mo ago
Did they? I’m pretty sure that’s just political propaganda of the regime.
- mikkupikku 8mo agoI don't think they actually pushed the mob out, but evidently they did succeed in pissing off the mob enough to make the mob happy and willing collaborators with the Allies.
- oriettaxx 8mo agoa couple of links about this https://historycollection.com/the-mafias-secret-role-in-helping-the-u-s-win-world-war-ii/ https://historycollection.com/the-mafias-secret-role-in-help... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborations_between_the_United_States_government_and_Italian_Mafia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborations_between_the_Uni...
- null_deref 8mo agoI learned about it in the article. > Under Mussolini, Moorehead argues convincingly, the Mob merely became dormant. I did some googling and seems like this is a popular belief.