Everything is gonna be okay

[usonian]

3. The parallels to mob rukle are stunning.

If you saw the movie "Donnie Brasco", it's based on real life.

Joe Pistone, the real life "Donnie Brasco" wrote about his experiences.

In a chapter entitled "The Way of the Wiseguy," he spells out the "rules".

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1016&pid=377665
He's a mob figure.

https://www.pastemagazine.com/article/the-mob-movie-goodfellas-tells-us-everything-we-ne
The Mob Movie Goodfellas Tells Us Everything We Need to Know About Trump’s Universe


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Henry begins the film by telling us, “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being President of the United States.” Trump is what happens when you try to have it both ways.

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Goodfellas nailed Trump’s type down to a T. Even if you believe wealth and power and strength are inherently admirable (they’re not), Goodfellas portrays the cheapest, shoddiest versions of those glories—the Trumpian versions, as it were.