Russian vs Italian Mafia: Conclusion
An idea of the grabbing, the intrigues, and the law of might that prevailed is given by Hollywood’s recurrent theme of the land-grabbing scoundrel. In the movies the thief and his hired straw-chewing, blackjacketed gunslinger always lose out in the end to the “lawabiding”, courageous, redeeming hero (Friedman 2000, p. 175).
It is possible that the desire for power and wealth is nowhere and at no time innocent of the will to use all means necessary for their achievement. On the other hand, criminal innovation is condoned by a tendency among American people to tolerate, indeed admire and esteem, successful scoundrels and knaves. What is even more interesting is that the association between crime and politics is not due solely to the fact that both are power phenomena. Alas, it would almost seem that there is a need for crime in politics.
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