How Mussolini Beat the Italian Mafia | SideQuest Animated History
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The Italian Mafia: a criminal organization infamous for its strict code of honor and the habit of decapitating unsuspecting horses. Yet there was a brief period in Italian history when the mafiosi weren't the baddest boys in town ... that honor went to Mussolini and his fascist aficionados. So how did Mussolini beat the Italian mafia?
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Don't forget that the American Army opened the Italian Prisons, allowing the Mafia to return to their business. (Same for Japan.)
@fabrizio8057
3 жыл бұрын
@the red baron yes but you have used the mafia to your advantage and in addition the fascist took prisoners only 20% of the politicians the rest of the political prisoners were exilied.
@IpernickTheGreat
3 жыл бұрын
@@fabrizio8057 This may seem unimportant, but most of the ones in exile were self-exiled to avoid imprisonment. Saragat for example was jailed as soon as he tried to go back and De Gasperi had to hide in the Vatican.
@peterbound2119
3 жыл бұрын
you forgot to mention the deal the Americans made with Cosa Nostra to have an easy landing in Sicily
@bjehulk
2 жыл бұрын
The American troops were unaware of the mafia and the mafiosos lied and said they were simply political prisoners. They also claimed they were anti communist and anti fascist so they could hold government positions
@DISTurbedwaffle918
2 жыл бұрын
Americans had a track record of unleashing the violent criminal hordes upon their enemies. Much like the Soviets, really. The Nazis did it too, but they had the common decency (as much as they had, I'm sure) to only do it after the war was clearly FUBAR for them in like 1944
The Mafia resurfaced with the help of the allies, who made arrangements with Lucky Luciano and other mobsters, they forgot to say ...
@dartmoul13
3 жыл бұрын
or they didnt say on purpaise lets not forget the video its about the evil fashists xD
@ratscoot
3 жыл бұрын
The allies armed the maffia for the invasion of Sicily in 1943. They didn'd fight the fascist authorities thoug but used the weapons later for their criminal activities. After the liberation of sicily the allies replaced fascist mayors and by mobsters. In the US the government payed the maffia to guard the harbours against spionage and sabotage.
@Spongebrain97
3 жыл бұрын
@@dartmoul13 yeah fascists are evil
@freedom2663
2 жыл бұрын
@@Spongebrain97 No you are.
@Spongebrain97
2 жыл бұрын
@@freedom2663 lol troll
Yes, the Americans brought the mafia back in Italy in 1945, Mori today is still seen like a kind of an hero, the only dude who managed to make a closed minded island care about the state instead of mobs.
@Armored_Ariete
3 жыл бұрын
I knew I recognized your name and profile, amo i tuoi video! senza dire che la mafia meritava una sorte peggiore!!!
@tomlxyz
2 жыл бұрын
Because he could play on the same level as the mafia - ignoring the laws
@commisaryarreck3974
2 жыл бұрын
@@iltoni6895 Scum hates heroes
@PipoZePoulp
2 жыл бұрын
@@iltoni6895 The Law is not the be all and end all, as tools of government are used to shelter criminals from the consequences of their actions, it becomes necessary to tear down those institutions. And redraw the cards, a New Deal if you will - involving a lot a blood. It's part of the cycle of governance; during democracy, power is eventually concentrated in the hands of a few, forming an oligarchy. An oligarchy's goal is to maintain the status-co, leading to governance paralysis - the Stasis - and eventually strife. Out of the upheaval a tyrant emerges to purge the institutions. Tyrant wasn't always a dirty word, as the tyrant needed the support of the common people against oligarchs. When the tyrant's grip on power slipped, people rose up to put democracy in place and the cycle continued. Within this frame of thought, the Law is just a transitory state where things can settle down a bit, in between periods of upheavals. The cycle of crises is the rule, not the rule of law.
@iltoni6895
2 жыл бұрын
@@PipoZePoulpAs true as that could be, that doesn't apply to MussoIini. He was far more benevolent than the Mafia, and he was overthrown by foreign powers, not by Italian populace. Your explanation doesn't address the possibility of foreign powers destabilising a government.
Amateur criminals rob banks, professional criminals go into banking.
@einfachignorieren6156
2 жыл бұрын
Ohh, Ovey
@m60tsabra24
Жыл бұрын
Oy vey
@ThomasShelby6213
Жыл бұрын
Cool it with the antisemitism
@webtraveler0774
Жыл бұрын
Yep
@stoggafllik
Жыл бұрын
@@ThomasShelby6213 Cool it with the anti-gentilism.
If you ever wonder why Hollywood tries their best to make the mafia look like an underdog hero, now you know..
@tomlxyz
2 жыл бұрын
I think that originated from the time of the prohibition
@zechariahmathieson6713
2 жыл бұрын
really I thought in most mafia Movie's they were depicted as basically Running the City, or a large part of it with mafia's running the rest. And that they had all of the politicians and police in their back pocket
@gabrieltorres6484
2 жыл бұрын
@@zechariahmathieson6713 It do be that way
@Sirzhukov
2 жыл бұрын
I probably watch some other Hollywood. Be it Godfather or Goodfellas, Mafia is always depicted as thugs in the end. With only but facade of honour.
@danielrehmer4360
2 жыл бұрын
People have always loved crime stories God knows why. Hollywood keeps making them because people keep watching them for some reason
compilations, you have explained almost everything flawlessly. just one thing you forgot to mention that when the americans landed in sicily, they used the mafia to their advantage and that's how they mainly got back into italy.
@Averagepoetrylover
2 жыл бұрын
my family started a crime family in America although our family was pushed out and replaced another family took control
@imaginegettingthat.99slopp7
2 жыл бұрын
lmao you wish the mafia were "mainly" why they made it to Italy, cry about it
@iltoni6895
2 жыл бұрын
@@imaginegettingthat.99slopp7 they were.
@youravrageitaliandude6016
2 жыл бұрын
@@imaginegettingthat.99slopp7 the only one crying and acting like a kid is you here, it's not a COD lobby, it's not that family guy scene where the vietnamese guy says "SCORE BOARD, SCORE BOARD", grow up
@youravrageitaliandude6016
2 жыл бұрын
@not tyre wow original joke, never heard it from elsewhere, wow you must be a commediant aint ya?
Pretty accurate except you left out the fact that the Americans released the Mafia after they took over in WW2 because of a deal they made with the NY mafia.
@francescomiele6601
2 жыл бұрын
Well there is also the fact that high level mafiosi weren't really touched, for example a high level dude in the fascist party was suspended for Mafia implications, only to be absolved of all charges and to become a high level autority in the RSI
@froglifes6829
2 жыл бұрын
i mean the USA also took the educated nazis so that they can work for them. USA doesnt care about right or wrong
@thetruthhurts6652
2 жыл бұрын
@@froglifes6829 yes very true.
@joesickler5888
2 жыл бұрын
They let out lucky Luciano to protect the docks in my.
@obsidianjane4413
2 жыл бұрын
This video is not accurate at all. Go read some real history.
The American mafia did not return to Sicily because it was inevitable. In 1944, the US Government, by the OSS, delivered a few select mafiosi (Lucky Luciano, for example) to Sicily in order to organize a resistance movement from former mafiosi, and even provided heaps of firearms for them. As a result, the Mafia became stronger than ever, and didn't really contribute much to the war effort.
@wood_stone_iron
Жыл бұрын
The US has a history of assisting organized crime.
@Boretheory
Жыл бұрын
No but the P2 sure was convenient so was financing mafia-fascists groups during the cold war the worst of the worst. And The black prince literally tried 2 times to coup Italy and restore the fascists before the Americans realised that MAYBE it wasn’t a good idea…. In the 80s
@jamessorrel
Жыл бұрын
The American government has a history of supporting scum. Operation Paperclip and the dictatorships in South America. Not to mention the Taliban.
@geoDB.
Жыл бұрын
The wrong side won
@acat6145
Жыл бұрын
@@geoDB. well it’s nice to know you support the genocide of Jews
"Mussolini, one of the worst dictatorship in history" Gonna be honest, he is way way down the list from the worst. Maybe worst if you measure in terms of competence.
@richardbarbaros5868
2 жыл бұрын
His biggest mistake was siding with the funny-mustache man.
@commisaryarreck3974
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardbarbaros5868 The allies were backstabbing rats From an honest perspective he was left with little choice, Senior Hilter or total isolation
@sheeplord4976
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardbarbaros5868 to be fair, when you are presented with Neville Chamberlin and the French or Stalin and Hitler, you can see how you could make a mistake in picking sides when preparing for war
@commisaryarreck3974
2 жыл бұрын
@@Relentless1975 Implying the entante hadn't fucked Italy in the peace deals and made them betray their old allies The reason for isolation was backstabbing rats never keeping their promised regardless of how much they're given
@rathersane
2 жыл бұрын
@@commisaryarreck3974 I reckon he could have gotten away with neutrality like Franco did.
In a sense, he did defeat them. Because the defining principle of the mafia was to act outside the scope and influence of the state; to be independent of it. Mussolini made it so that you either had to either become part of the state or perish. But once he was dead, they were free to go back to their old ways without fear of being hunted down. It's akin to how emperors would destroy rival kings' armies, only to hand it back to them under the condition that they serve the emperor whenever he would call upon them. The local king retained his kingship, and the emperor became king of kings.
@Litany_of_Fury
2 жыл бұрын
Mussolini in the end was a socialist but most of all a nationalist, the people did do better under him and he improved the effectiveness of the state. He just didn't tackle wealth inequality so much because his hold on power was in defacto alliance with conservatives and nationalists. The wealthy and powerful tend to be an important component when you're trying to forge an empire in the Med.
@ninoy4914
2 жыл бұрын
@@Litany_of_Fury "No individuals or groups outside the State. *Fascism is therefore opposed to Socialism* to which unity within the State (which amalgamates classes into a single economic and ethical reality) is unknown, and which sees in history nothing but the class struggle. Fascism is likewise opposed to trade unionism as a class weapon. But when brought within the orbit of the State, Fascism recognizes the real needs which gave rise to socialism and trade unionism, giving them due weight in the guild or corporative system in which divergent interests are coordinated and harmonized in the unity of the State" - Doctrine of Fascism Mussolini was not a socialist, but he did oppose capitalism in someways, he wanted a system where the bourgeoisie and proletarian compromised and worked with the state, this is called "corporatism"
@Litany_of_Fury
2 жыл бұрын
@@ninoy4914 I would consider Fascism a branch of Socialism, just like with Marxism.
@Leiska86
2 жыл бұрын
@@Litany_of_Fury That isn't quite right. Fascism and socialism are both branches of collectivism. They are siblings, not parent and child.
@thebrognator3524
2 жыл бұрын
@@Litany_of_Fury that's sadly why he remained in power for so long. The companies who "loved the free market" so much, were all actually in bed with the FNP.
Had to engage in some serious mental gymnastics to pretend like Mussolini was in the wrong for taking out the mafia
@joshuatony.5353
9 ай бұрын
Who are you talking to? 💀
@publiusventidiusbassus1232
5 ай бұрын
@@joshuatony.5353 The video creator? He seems awfully sympathetic to the Mafia and overly critical (to the point of straight up fabricating claims) of the state's, and particularly Mori's, actions against organized crime. He also blatantly omits that mafiosos came back because the US brought them back. The idea that the mafia was just bound to resurface is nonsense, it was dead and buried and external forces fueled resources to reconstruct this organization.
@Ben-jl2rh
Ай бұрын
@publiusventidiusbassus1232 Thank you for actually thinking and speaking the truth this video is clearly bias, and too many people worship the mob because of movies & TV shows. In reality the mob is cruel and uncaring and they will do anything to get their money... ANYTHING.
Cesare Mori is one of the most badass names in history, for sure.
@zfloyd1627
Жыл бұрын
Actually, I think the most badass name is Genghis Khan.
@Shotgun_Only
Ай бұрын
I think Francisco Franco is the coolest name
One more thing must be said: Mori was not particularly close to the fascist regime nor sympatized for it, meaning it was under it by being a man of the state but in earlier days even arrested a group of fascist for causing trouble under his at the time prefecture in inland Italy
@scassinaentrabarrica
Жыл бұрын
💯 accurate
I've never seen anyone make Mussolini look like a bad guy for eliminating a criminal government.
@RealAugustusAutumn
Жыл бұрын
@@unusualbug1113 One was out for money, the other was out for national unity. We are not the same.
@reneguenon7824
Жыл бұрын
@@unusualbug1113 Mussolini and the Intransigenti were absolute idealist and honourable man. You dont know what you talking about you r-selected creature!
@samrevlej9331
Жыл бұрын
@@RealAugustusAutumn By national unity, you mean complete political, social and cultural control as well as warmongering and imperialism, right? Not really sure which hurt Italy more…
@RealAugustusAutumn
Жыл бұрын
@@samrevlej9331 Yes, that's exactly what I mean
@samrevlej9331
Жыл бұрын
@@RealAugustusAutumn Sooo are you saying that was a good thing?
Fun fact: at the beginning of the Godfather when Vito is cuddling the cat many believe that it was a trained animal actor but really it was just a stray the crew found wandering around the studio
There are some imprecision there were mobsters already in the US before Mori. Plus Mori himself was removed because he wanted to pursue high level politicians embedded with the fascist regime that were previously mobsters or affiliated with clans. Furthermore Mori was well aware of the issue of poverty and underdevelopment in Sicily and was proposing reforms that were never completely actuated. As far as we are aware no kangaroo courts were created at the time but no legal pretext was given to the crime syndicate. As someone of yours commentator said the US was instrumental in reinstate the criminals to the maximum in Sicily.
@XMarkxyz
2 жыл бұрын
One more thing must be said: Mori was not particularly close to the fascist regime nor sympatized for it, meaning it was under it by being a man of the state but in earlier days even arrested a group of fascist for causing trouble under his at the time prefecture in inland Italy
@johnrichmond.4783
2 жыл бұрын
@@XMarkxyz Interesting.
@johnrichmond.4783
2 жыл бұрын
Yes. The 'crime' I can see being committed here is to ignore American government Mafia involvement that continues up to this day and pretend the Fascist were no more than 'just another gang'. By that measure, almost every government on Earth is 'just another gang' and so is every military.
@emanueleg.4651
Жыл бұрын
Basically the story from the cartoon is pretty much wrong.
@punkhyena875
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
WHY you don't mention that the US Gov made a deal with the Mafia, to help them beat the Fascists, and gave them breathing and reemergence abilities?
@altGoolam
2 жыл бұрын
That's the question. There's definitely an active attempt to venerate/exonerate US and British exercise of power. But why would a historian conceal these facts?
@undoubtedcrow8010
2 жыл бұрын
Well, the mafia would have come back anyway once Mussolini was gone. So why not?
@wyattwilbourne530
2 жыл бұрын
Because they had to consistently paint Mussolini as the bad guy in this situation and put all blame on him even though he was the one to get rid of the Mob in the first place
@ThomasShelby6213
Жыл бұрын
@@altGoolam because he's biased
@stoggafllik
Жыл бұрын
@@ThomasShelby6213 because his a shitlib shill fed by shekels
Did he really plant the seeds for the mafia to come back? Would the people be okay with living through all of that again? The US bringing the mafia back to fight Mussolini seems to have had a bigger role
@Litany_of_Fury
2 жыл бұрын
People like to claim that the fascists just replaced the mafia or worked with them. It's not the case though. When Italy lost the War and fascism was removed by force by Allied forces, it left a void that the criminal underworld moved into.
@ZoranZoltanous
2 жыл бұрын
It was actually the American occupation of Italy that brought back the mafia because they released all the prisoners.
@101szniper
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Mussolini completely crushed the Mafia and they were so terrified of him they fled to the United States. The only reason they were allowed back and gained control was because the United States militarily invaded them with Britian. Also the video leaves out the part about why the Mafia was flourishing so much in the US being because the allied governments used them to gaurd docks, break strikes, enforcement and to invade italy. Guess it's easier though to just say the big dumb fascists didn't do anything to stop them and just caused them to leave.
@nektariosorfanoudakis2270
2 жыл бұрын
@@Litany_of_Fury Both th Mafia and Fascist Corporatism work under similar principles, that's why USA utilised Mafia against the working class movement.
@thebrognator3524
2 жыл бұрын
@@Litany_of_Fury it's true though. Mori literally arrested fascists hierarchs. Well, he tried to.
This Mussolini fella sounds like a real gamer.
@peterfile2185
8 ай бұрын
He is also a real jerk!
How did you leave out America's role in bringing back the mafia... come on, you were doing such a good job
@pkmkb1
2 жыл бұрын
because he doesn't want to make a fascist look good.
@cxarhomell5867
Жыл бұрын
@@pkmkb1 Maybe they were good.
@Mmvarto
Жыл бұрын
@@cxarhomell5867 si si si!
@triumphemus
Жыл бұрын
@@cxarhomell5867 Cool it with the anti-semitism.
@belittekleiner1
Жыл бұрын
@@triumphemus That's nazism, fascism isnt about ethnical cleansing
Mori did what he was tasked to do and did well. He even said Mussolini that is the root of the problem wasn't solved all that work would have been for nothing. And don't forget who let mafia return in Sicily: USA
Lol I like how at the end of the video the narrator claims that Mussolini wasn’t affective at crushing the mob by stating after the war they just reappeared stronger than before. But what the narrator fails to mention is the reason why that was is because when Patton re took Sicily, the Americans placed in power whom they thought were political prisoners, when in reality they were don bosses. So really, it’s mostly America’s fault. They also fail to mention that Mussolini reinvigorated the economy throughout most of Italy, and brought a strong foundation to their society... all be it as it may at the cost of freedom of ideas, expression, freedom of press, speech, and then later brought the country to ruin through a failed war.
@SmashingCapital
2 жыл бұрын
Not really
@M.I.Antonini
2 жыл бұрын
@@SmashingCapital Christopher's Right
@scutumfidelis1436
2 жыл бұрын
Man I'd live in fascistic Italy. Like you said it was only defeated by force.
@SmashingCapital
2 жыл бұрын
@@M.I.Antonini how so
@SmashingCapital
2 жыл бұрын
@@scutumfidelis1436 ?
This video tries too hard to make mafia look good because fascism bad. Mafia are complete scum and dont deserve any better and you can not compromose when you fight them. Mori seems like a hero but the video purposfully makes him look like he is evil. I have to question moral compass of the video creator.
@hispalismapping155
2 жыл бұрын
Mafia is bad but we take it as a evil-good because fascism is bad. Madre de Dios...
@bobmcbob49
2 жыл бұрын
"make the fascists look bad in literally every scenario" is definitely detrimental to political discourse. It's bad enough that most Americans don't even have a general idea of what fascism is.
@andrew3404
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobmcbob49 Stfu, i dont understand why people say America when they mean literally all first world countries, the video creator isn't even from the same continent.
@Floral_Green
Жыл бұрын
@@bobmcbob49 Most Western Europeans and people in Anglophone countries legitimately believe that Fascism is ‘totalitarian paternalism plus racism’, which is incredibly bizarre in and of itself, though can be explained when one considers that National Socialism is conflated with the Fascism as a given assumption. Illiberal politics have more breathing room in Southern and especially Eastern Europe. The Atlanticist sphere holds a vice grip over what’s socially permissible within its remit.
@outerspace7391
Жыл бұрын
I mean, they left out the part where American Allied troops liberated the mafias intentionally
I'm disappointed you didn't clarify that by being one of the 'Worst' Dictators in history, you mean Mussolini was actually the worst AT being a Dictator.
@Litany_of_Fury
2 жыл бұрын
He wasn't even the Head of State.
@asamicat8323
2 жыл бұрын
I laughed when he said that
@mwfp1987
2 жыл бұрын
@@Litany_of_Fury Head of State is just a figurehead. Why waste the political capital when you can just use that figurehead?
@komisossoutsidi5801
2 жыл бұрын
Mussolini's kill count was pretty damn low for the dictators of that era.
@nektariosorfanoudakis2270
2 жыл бұрын
@@komisossoutsidi5801 Ethiopia
So, by what standards was Mussolini "one of the worst dictators"? I don't like him and he was not a good person, but as far as dictators go, he was really mild
@outerspace7391
Жыл бұрын
As a Greek I can confirm the Italian occupation was the most tolerable. Greeks under German and Bulgarian occupation suffered immensely...
Imagine siding with organized crime and thinking you’re the good guy.
@GoobNoob
Жыл бұрын
The state of communist piggies
@Mmvarto
Жыл бұрын
Mainstream ideology sees alternative ideology as the ultimate evil, even when successful
@aufwiedersehen8191
Жыл бұрын
America..
@rezlogan4787
Жыл бұрын
@@aufwiedersehen8191 Exactly my point.
@stoggafllik
Жыл бұрын
Communism and Capitalism. 2 sides of the same coin. The money leads you to the nose
One of the worst dictators in history? Dude doesn't even crack top 50.
@pkmkb1
2 жыл бұрын
Mussolini by most standards was probably the best leader Italy had but he was a fascist so we can't ever praise anything he did without tons of bullshit comments to preface
@erixccjc2143
Жыл бұрын
Thats what he meant. Worst as he was bad at being a dictator lmaoo
@ManiacMayhem7256
Жыл бұрын
@@erixccjc2143 He wasn't able to be a real dictator until 1943. He implemented socialism them but before that he had to spend his whole regime towing the line appealing to the monarchists to keep power
@henrikhaugen1457
Жыл бұрын
@@ManiacMayhem7256 I don't think socialism was ever implemented in Italy. The fascist party itself was corporatist
@ManiacMayhem7256
Жыл бұрын
@@henrikhaugen1457 Corporatism was in effect derived from national syndicalism. The means of production in Italy was owned, thanks to corporatism in effect by both the private sector which was overseen by the state. Econlib has an article titled "The Socialist Economics of Fascism" which goes deep into what policies their economy had. TIK too had videos about fascism. Fascist Italy started out capitalist but as time went on nationalization and regulation heavily increased
Not entirely accurate. Mussolini provided more for Sicily than previous Italian governments.
There seems to be an almost laughable attempt to point Mori as the Villian here. Although it's true that Mori surrounded Gangi he didn't slaughter any cattle or kidnap any women or children (what use would he have for these tactics anyway). he simply used the soldiers to go door to door and arrest the Mafia members (he used army tactics as the Mafia were essentially an army at that point). He also didn't Assasinate any Mafia members,the only member killed were the ones that tried to attack him or his forces (during arrest or otherwise). Finally his methods were largely ineffective in the long run for 2 reasons: 1 he wasn't allowed to arrest a lot of the high level Mafiosos as they were affiliated with the Fascist regime (in fact that was the reason he was selfed) and 2: the US freed or transported back most of the Mafia members after the invasion of Sicily and even gave them support and high ranking position in exchange for helping the US maintain the population under control
@QankoIvanov
Жыл бұрын
So he used mafia to gain control? Proof?
@themasterladisaster4336
11 ай бұрын
So you basically say mori was a bastard and incompetent. Instead of going for the core issue, he escelated and was fucking moron
Nice. I liked this one. My great grand father was originally from sicily. But he relocated in Colombia after Musulini's crack down on Mafia. He started bringing contraband from the pacific port in Colombia. Then he was captured and Pretty much ruined my family. Things are ok now though.
@SideQuestYT
4 жыл бұрын
This story was an emotional rollercoaster, thanks for sharing it! Glad to hear your family is doing well now.
@lucasbakeforero426
2 жыл бұрын
Pacific port? You mean Choco?
@maresgoez
2 жыл бұрын
@@lucasbakeforero426 Buenaventura in valle del Cauca
@porothashawarma2339
2 жыл бұрын
@@maresgoez I heard this story somewhere , I think it was in a show or a movie or something or maybe it was someone else I’m not sure
@philmitchellboxing8661
2 жыл бұрын
@@porothashawarma2339 shut up
Contrary to expectation the huge wave of arrest lead to mostly fair suits and a lot of people were freed
As a Sicilian, our family never had beef with the mafia in the 20's and 30's, we just farmed lemons until WWII happened.
@alonelypotato2788
11 ай бұрын
*They* farmed lemons....you don't do shit ..u just partying and surf youtube in this day of peace.....
@shashwatsinha2704
11 ай бұрын
What do you do now?
@tagekoolander
10 ай бұрын
@@shashwatsinha2704farm lemons
2:53 omertà is a form of solidarity between associates, aimed at covering up criminal conduct, concealing the identity of the person who committed a crime or in any case keeping silent about circumstances useful for investigations by the judicial authority
Mori even used artillery fire to force the Mafious to surrender 😂 That man was tough, but hey, tough times need tough men.
@sergiulord3616
Жыл бұрын
Gigachad
@LiliamMckrew
Жыл бұрын
Damn. he was shelling a village to weaken the mob
0:23 Corrupt blackshirts? That is a joke right?
@voxpopuli7910
3 жыл бұрын
The gestapo maybe but the blackshirts? I don’t think so
@sdagoth3037
3 жыл бұрын
Wasn't their military so ineffective because of how massively corrupt it was?
@jdools4744
3 жыл бұрын
@@sdagoth3037 No most Fascist nations have little corruption. Their navy preformed really well it was their army and air force that had problems due to a lack of preparation Italy needed until like 1944-46 to get their Whole military up to snuff
@jdools4744
3 жыл бұрын
@@voxpopuli7910 What do mean?
@voxpopuli7910
3 жыл бұрын
@@jdools4744 a joke my friend
My maternal great-granduncle is Joseph Anthony Colombo, who strongarmed Paramount and Coppola into changes to "The Godfather" so that the films didn't make La Cosa Nostra look too bad, and who partially influenced Brando's portrayal of Vito Corleone. The mob in the States was a rough crowd, and back in Italy they were even worse. Mussolini crushing them was based, regardless of anyone's opinion.
@jerm70
Жыл бұрын
If Mussolini had the ability to stay neutral in the war with the Allies and the Germans he would be remembered the same way Castro was remembered.
@yee2631
5 ай бұрын
How it based when one criminal replaces another?
Short answer: he owned the military and could exercise them without oversight
It seems Italy needs another Mussolini because of the Maffia.
@FlagAnthem
Жыл бұрын
Imagine believing facsist propaganda
@ZX-Gear
11 ай бұрын
@@FlagAnthemImagining that democracy works and your vote matters.
It's amazing how in history the good guys have always won, and the bad guys always lost. Very peculiar
@guharup
Жыл бұрын
Thats why one must always have faith in the system. It works!
@ozzymandias7649
Жыл бұрын
This is too smart of a take for this channel
@marcushagey4110
Жыл бұрын
Also interesting how the U.S. is an evil, colonizing, aggressive regime throughout its short history...with the exception of WW2. Pure virtue.
@ozzymandias7649
Жыл бұрын
@@marcushagey4110 Stop noticing things, it's Anti-Semitic
@loadingloading1475
Жыл бұрын
I know right its such an amazing thing that the good guys never lost even once and only the bad guys lost
This makes Mussolini look good.
I took a taxi ride in Naples, and was amazed at the architecture and buildings built by Il Duce
@fiammanera22
Жыл бұрын
SALUTIAMO AL DUCE A NOI
I would blindly guess this channel has about 1 millions subscribers.
Incredible video, this channel is bound to explode soon! Keep up the great videos!
The Virgin Mafia vs the chad Squadristi
@nektariosorfanoudakis2270
2 жыл бұрын
Where are your Squadristi now?
@fasces_stronksticks2939
2 жыл бұрын
@@nektariosorfanoudakis2270where's you hairline now?
Love your videos! all of it and all of them
This is an awesome & fun production. Subbed with all the bells and notifications! Well done.
Mafia : this thing of ours Government : this thing is MINE!!!
At 0:59. That makes sense. Before the chaos of Italian unification starting in 1815, the southern parts of Italy had been ruled by the iron hand of absolute monarchies, first Spanish, then Austrian and then Spanish again. But when Napoleon invaded Italy and placed one of his marshals on the throne of Naples and Sicily, all hell broke loose. It was hard to rein in the chaos for the reinstated Bourbon kings after 1815. And that's how the mafia was born.
I freakin' LOVE your content!!
Nice channel! Very interesting video too. Saying you are underrated would be an understatement.
Haven't a clue how accurate this is but its brilliantly presented :)
Wildly entertaining video!
You forgive to say that the Mafia returns again in Italy in the end of second world war because the American government questions help to American and Italian (the left part) mafia for win the war.
Castor oil is a strong and rough laxative. Forcing it down their opponents throats was a common torture method for fascists.
This was a good watch, earned a subscriber.
Sacro Mussolini. AVE DUX
Mussolini is just a boy scouts in front of Stalin and Hitler if we're talking about dictatorship and cleaning.
7:13 : Mori was a policeman not a politician. It was not his duty to address societal issues. Italian governments from 1861 ( when our country was officialy born) untill today have donne nothing for societal issues in southern Italy. For them it's ok if still today the South of our country is underdeveloped compared with North.
Great video!
I love sidequest so informative hehe.
The quality of these videos is impeccable! Soon to be star!
@sulIy
3 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled upon this video and yeah, this guy is worthy of 1M+ subs!
These videos are so incredibly good
Gonna bingewatch this channel's videos, as kind of support.
How was Mussolini one of the "worst dictators in history"? If anything he was one of the most tolerant and respectful. The Allies made diplomacy impossible.
One of their infamous torture methods was forcing people to look at and even eat pineapple on pizza, how despicable!
@bepinkfloyd814
2 жыл бұрын
Lol try their good method of olio di ricino. You will have fun time shitting yourself to death, literally xD.
@phantasma9391
2 жыл бұрын
And how is that torture?
@earlpipe9713
Жыл бұрын
US/Nato post war intelligence also aided Luciano in wresting control of workwide heroin networks from the Corsican Mafia and French Connection
@masterjunky863
Жыл бұрын
@@phantasma9391 It's a joke
Very fast paced and informative
this is my new fav channel now
even if Mori ignored the rule of Law he never acted terrorist campaigns against the population. Anyway, whwen he was removed from office he always said he had not finished his work, it is said that he was arresting people in too high places threatening the local PNF stations (of course full of Mafiosi)
One of the many good things Mussolini did. Mussolini isn’t given a lot of credit and is very misunderstood in todays society.
@Vodka6329
11 ай бұрын
probably because of his friendship with a certain austrian painter...
@nussnougat5462
7 ай бұрын
lol
@zarekbeck3358
3 ай бұрын
@@Vodka6329 that kinda ruined him....
This channel needs more subs
excellent vid thanks a lot
Keep up the great vids! Your bout to explode, your vids are way too good for 3k subs!
5:34 : why the town crier is dressed XVIII century style? No one in Sicily of 1926 used to wear like this.
6:06 that portrait mode! Nice touch!
Went ahead and subbed, usually don't do that so quickly, but your video ideas are interesting.
I understand that to fight organized crimes, you have to become an organized state dictatorship who is even more brutal than the criminals. This has been historically proven in many countries and cultures.
@owoc8260
Жыл бұрын
probably not, considering that democracy helped the mafia first ultimately led to its downfall, and not by waging open warfare with the mafia
@OK-yy6qz
Жыл бұрын
Or improve living conditions so that the social issues that caused organised crime to exist aren't there
@TheDankBoi69
11 ай бұрын
@@OK-yy6qzok now I know why there is so much crime in my country -because poverty is rampant -the government is corrupt
@gigastangli2460
9 ай бұрын
@@OK-yy6qzThere will always be criminals no matter what
@pacevy3798
5 ай бұрын
@@gigastangli2460 yes, but there isn't ORGANIZED crime everywhere, big difference.
Honestly how do these videos don't get at least 100k views? The animation and commentary is very engaging and the topics intriguing.
@darreljones8645
Жыл бұрын
Well, some 650,000 views later, you should be feeling better about things.
@hazhoner5727
Жыл бұрын
LOL
There are so many layers of grey here it’s like peeling an onion.
Loved the ending on that black plastic paper in the centre of the room.
He crushed them like the slimy cowards they truly are.
The Fascist rule of Italy was indeed a dark time...but Mussolini was the only Italian leader in history who managed to break the Mafia's power...gotta give him that! But I think that wouldn't be possible the same way now...
@Litany_of_Fury
2 жыл бұрын
Not many light times in unified Italian history. Even after the war the mafia and the communists caused the country great pains.
@thebrognator3524
2 жыл бұрын
@@Litany_of_Fury what communist? The ones that never were part of the government and were murdered by the dozens by the mafia, the CIA and neo-fascist organizations?
@Litany_of_Fury
2 жыл бұрын
@@thebrognator3524 Please note I said AFTER the war.
@thebrognator3524
2 жыл бұрын
@@Litany_of_Fury yeah. After the war. Can you name an Italian government (after or before the war) with even a single member of the communist party in it? Also, while you're there, read up about Gladio.
@Litany_of_Fury
2 жыл бұрын
@@thebrognator3524 I never said there were communists in government. There were communists in the criminal underworld.
Awesome channel Subbed
Love this their Chanel!
Mussolini did a lot of good, actually
Eerie how similar history the mafia has to the CIAs
@outerspace7391
Жыл бұрын
Those two Cooperated
Amazing animation!
How does this channel not have more subs?
You kinda glossed over the Lucky Luciano deal and how the USA basically let the Mafia go free after WW2
We need this in Mexico
@coreylevine3856
2 жыл бұрын
If you want to lives in a dictatorship i know there corruption in Mexico but rule by a dictator to defeat the Cartel is worst
@spork3526
Жыл бұрын
@somna I saw many videos of mexican cops being killed and shit, they really need to destroy thé cartels
@zarekbeck3358
3 ай бұрын
@@coreylevine3856 funny italian man before he met funny austrian man set his country on a good path too bad he befriended austrian man though :(
I'm officially on a ... *SideQuest*. My current objective is binge watching all this channel has to offer
this guy has such a big vocal range its awesome (and also a awesome regular voice, if that is his regular voice)
Mmh, I wonder how the incredibly strict and fair USA immigration system accepted gangster and then sent them back to Italy while average Mario needs 5 gallons of paperwork for a simple trip to Disneyland....
Exactly how were the fascisti “corrupt“ or “illegal?“
@wyattwilbourne530
2 жыл бұрын
They weren't
@based_kaiser9015
2 жыл бұрын
Liberal propaganda
@LowestofheDead
2 жыл бұрын
He said they were legal and corrupt
@anchorthesun3438
Жыл бұрын
They stood up to globalist
170k subs.. Great work.
Good video.
Always wondered what the word Mafia actually meant. Bravado is a pretty arrogant choice but it makes sense.
Vincere e vinceremo.
I love that channel
Nice documentary. The stress of "omertà" is on the last vowel tough. And the "central square" Mussolini had his speach at was Piazza Venezia :)
lets just forget how Mussolini expanded the Italian economy and how his grand daughter is a very popular figure in italy today, not only that but he also aimed to increase the Italian population, which wouldn't be too hard because the reason Italy's population never grows rapidly is because of migration
@Spongebrain97
3 жыл бұрын
Why are you simping for a authoritarian dictator? Who cares if he "expanded the economy" when he was directly responsible for mass murder and the destruction of his own country?
@pandaman2234
3 жыл бұрын
@@Spongebrain97 he killed communists and criminals, not Italians.
@magimon91834
3 жыл бұрын
@@pandaman2234 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust_in_Italy He was the one who invited Hitler in and helped him
@heybeter9505
3 жыл бұрын
@@Spongebrain97 and the US is a saint right ?
@Spongebrain97
3 жыл бұрын
@@pandaman2234 no he was an authirotran that killed whoever disobeyed him and brought his own country to ruin. Basically proving that facism doesnt work especially when they just turn on each other