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[@yoyosammity6688]

Al Capone once said "You can go far with a smile and a kind word but you can go alot further with a smile and a gun." The mob in America was the reason why we didn't have to deal with Cartels and just absolutely vicious gangs because they kept them at bay but now the mob is still here but it's no where near the staggering power they had 90 years ago.

[@you_can_call_me_T]

He really downplayed (or didn't understand) the importance of the mafia in the beginnings of Las Vegas.

[@TheSRC88]

Not just the beginning they had a stranglehold on Vegas up until the early 80s.

[@dedo7326]

I don’t think this guy really did much research to be honest. And i love how he said the golden age of the mafia is over. I really think it’s back again they are under the radar again most people think the mafia is gone. I think it’s going to get big again and we won’t even know it’s happening.

[@adamplez2498]

I live in Rochester NY. I had a family member by marriage in our family in the 60's in the mafia. He was arson for hire I believe, his name... Vincent 'Jimmy the Hammer' Massaro was murdered and started a massive Civil War in the city... they couldn't find him for days. He was eventually found in the trunk of his own car by his wife. Shootings, bombings amongst other things happed after that. Massive war that between the two sides was called the A team vs the B team. This was a major war! His side lost btw. Those days are gone, but the mob still exists here. not like it was though. this happened nearly less then 30 years before my birth. My blood family never wanted any part of it, the mafia... a book was made of it though, The Hammer Conspiracies. just sharing. love the channel!

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

I was related to someone in '70s Detroit. Not as bad as what you describe, but to all accounts a total shitshow. I think Chicago was after them for some reason, and the story goes he had to hide in a freezer for days.

[@pandafyb]

thats wild man, glad your family could get away from it

[@kamrynstone9181]

Wow ur from rochester thats cool im from rochester as well bro brighton

[@adamplez2498]

@kamrynstone9181 Greece for much of my life, now Spencerport. Salute to you, fellow Rochesterian.

[@RCTPatriot75]

In high school I ran into a bit of trouble. My counselor was Vito Genovese Jr. I learned a lot from him and he helped me tremendously. He also told me some incredible stories about himself and his best friend growing up, Eddie Mahoney (the singer Eddie Money). His brutal honesty and his stories of recovery and choosing a different path changed my life.

[@pakyflorio6480]

Era del mio paese genovese

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

@@pakyflorio6480 It's a smaller world than many would think. Stay safe wish you and those close to you nothing but the best.

[@tyreedillard]

Valachi was in prison with his boss Vito Genovese at the time, and Valachi believed his boss ordered a hit on him. So Valachi murdered the guy he thought was being sent to kill him. Believing a second attempt by Genovese to have him whacked while inside would be successful, he chose to cooperate. I don't think Valachi believed the government could keep him safe inside or outside, as witness protection wasn't really a thing yet, and with police corruption how it was, most attempts to keep them safe back then usually wasn't that successful. In Valachis mind, if Genovese and "this thing of ours" was going to take him out, He was taking Genovese and the 5 families down with him.

[@briiibriiibooo]

Ah that makes sense

[@ghostlee6434]

Daz always makes statements as facts. He doesn't know half as what he thinks he knows.

[@benheninger]

Agreed. Rude the way he talks over people.

[@laudanum669]

I had a long time girlfriend who was 100% Italian. I'm not going to admit or deny if they were connected. All I can say is that it was a way of life that was foreign to me. A big home in the best neighborhood on what was supposedly on a butchers salary. I know enough Italian that when guy's came to the house let's just say I put 2 & 2 together. I had to edit just to say I have never had better meals than when we ate at her parents home.

[@Comedyhacks]

The Chicago mob known as the outfit actually ran a lot more of the Vegas casinos like 4 out of 5 of the biggest casinos than the New York mafia

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

The Movie “Casino” is based on some true stories (the final scene Where a couple of Guys were beaten to death actually happened (their bodies were buried in a cornfield here in Indiana , outside of chicago area)

[@grilledlettuce1845]

From a large Pittsburgh Italian family. Absolutely no doubt some of the older guys in the family were connected. Especially the ones living closer to Youngstown Ohio (a once infamous Mafia city)

[@americansmark]

I'm friends with some mobsters. The Youngstown Mafia and Dixie Mafia both operate around my region and I've gotten to know some of them. Youngstown is typical Italian and Hungarian dudes, but the Dixie Mafia is heavily scots-irish and German and more recent.

[@Jmzeus1820]

Love the video. Ive always been fascinated with the mafia

[@EternalVirgin]

>video starts with "I always wanted to tell you about (Italian) gangsters" >plays Pizza Time music The absolute cheek on this lad

[@jchristif]

I was surprised Louisiana didn’t end up on that map at the end.

[@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883]

Everyone in a prisoners dilema talks. Sure there is the occassional exception most people break very quickly. Daz would make it 5 minutes max before he's snitchin'. Those with anti-snitch bravado always break first.

[@willvr4]

Yeah, if the sentence is long enough....EVERYONE talks.

[@bracejuice7955]

Looks like Daz put on one of Dave’s tinfoil hat for this one!

[@ericwasikowski29]

Look up WEF 2030! It’s not “tinfoil hat.”

[@bracejuice7955]

@@ericwasikowski29 oh the global elite definitely have a shadowy cabal, but it just vaguely associates with the various organized crime groups around the world which Daz seemed to insinuate were all in cahoots with each other

[@ericwasikowski29]

@@bracejuice7955, After everything that’s happened that’s not so far fetched. You know the Chinese have ties to the Cartels and Taliban right?

[@graham974]

This video really makes me want to rewatch Boardwalk Empire again 🍺

[@jamescameron4735]

Over 500 people got killed in the us selling weed / robbing weed dealers, weed is a $70billion a year business. Daz: that's kiddy stuff that

[@randomlyweirdjeff4638]

John Gotti took over the Gambino family after he devised and ordered the killing of the Made Man Paul Castellano murder on December 16, 1985. Pretty much Castellano and a friend were going to a high end steak house. As they were getting out of the car, some gunmen walked up and delivered six rounds to each of them. Gotti was in a car nearby and watched it. After the killing was over, he drive by looking at the scene to make sure that it was done before the cops arrived. He always bought the jury of a trial involving him, so that he wouldn't be convicted. Finally the FBI got him due to wire taps.

[@Th3Downz]

I severely doubt Luciano created the commission just so he wouldn't get hit. That's the most convoluted way to get out of mutually beneficial killings I'd assume. He was a smart guy by all accounts

[@Green.P3]

Y’all should react to America’s greatest bank robber John Dillinger

[@jeffdetmer4681]

Can't understand why people put all this time into studying this stuff and don't learn how to pronounce the names. This guy mispronounced more names than those AI computer voices. Interesting topic though.

[@CrazyInsanelikeafox]

The Mafia!- "We make a crisis out of a drama".

[@Greaseball_gamer]

I had a few family members who where in Italian mafia they where stationed in New York and Vegas . Sadly that part of my family died in jail . I still have family in Sicily that had part in that life that are still alive , Always loved going .

[@marypenebaker898]

Eliot Ness really went downhill after he caught Al. Cleveland was having a real problem with a serial killer. Killing on The shipping lines, the train yard. So right after that he took a job as the head lawman in Cleveland arrogantly claimed that he would catch the butcher of Kingsbury run. The thing that man did to the poor and veterans who lived in homeless camps along the train yards is the most horrific thing you've ever heard of. 😳 He died a piece of garbage lonely broke and shamed. Because of the overwhelming consensus 👍

[@twomasta]

Odd he didn't mention the reason these "families" formed in Sicily to fight off the moors. Also the first instance of Italian organized crime wasn't in New York. New Orleans was the hub of Sicilian American criminal activity decades before it took hold in New York.

[@Paytonwh]

Oooo, I never knew that about fighting off the moors! Makes a lot of sense. So many black roots all throughout the Mediterranean. Are there any books or something I can read more about that history? Would love to check it out!

[@you_can_call_me_T]

Yeah he missed a lot of key things and focused a lot of the stuff that's lore/common knowledge.

[@twomasta]

@BarbuWagaMaga they all went to 'slip and fall' school

[@twomasta]

@BarbuWagaMaga it's wakandas vocational academy

[@randomlyweirdjeff4638]

Hey guys love the videos. Speaking of the Mafia. Check out Michael Franzese here on KZbin he is a former mafia guy. He has a lot of videos about his time in the organization.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Postscript to Gotti's story is that he was moved to a fed prison in the Midwest where none of his people were, and the Aryan Brotherhood extorted him for half a million. He didn't have anybody, so he paid.

[@randomlyweirdjeff4638]

Even if a Made Man is in prison for life it doesn't mean that he is safe. Those bosses can get to him. All they gotta do is order it and someone on the inside will do it.

[@moweems5802]

First time I saw The Krays, I kept expecting them to break out and start singing "True" but it never happened.

[@AW11-e4h]

Calm down Daz👍

[@nevalelapena]

1:17 we're talking about Italian mob.... Tarantella starting in 3,2,1...

[@tiffymcconkey]

I remember years ago John Gottis daughter and her kids had a reality tv show.

[@ShawnATX]

Oh Daz always thinks he knows it all. Yeah, the Yakuza and the Triad, are working with Sinaloa and the Hell's Angels, Crips and Bloods too. Daz, mate, you don't always have to be right.

[@OhWord3]

He’s talking higher levels than these gangs

[@properbrew3375]

I'm sure daz has worked with all these gangs as well

[@6thsense464]

@@OhWord3 Higher level is only the billionaires and high level people from the governments.

[@kathrynoneill5862]

Well then don't watch if he bugs you so much. What's the big deal?

[@OhWord3]

@@6thsense464 I think that’s what he’s talking about. There’s not really a gang level mafia anymore, they’ve ascended to governments and politicians

[@americasfavoritebrazilian2399]

Good breakdown but he skipped over some of the most famous events in history. From Cuba to WW11

[@AdvancedMechanics]

I haven't missed an episode of thoughty2 or ob in years

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

I think Luciano took control of Las Vegas when it was being built up

[@brandonsimmons1695]

New Orleans mob was/is massive

[@BTinSF]

No comments about the ironies involved in the evolution of Rudy Giuliani's career, Blokes?

[@illxtra]

Why does the red head continue to pause the video to say something stupid!?!?

[@Universemasterj]

And a good day, to youse

[@bcbritt777]

I always wonder why they get non American narrators to narrate an American subject lol

[@MrDevtun]

You mean like why British actors portray Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man? Though in fairness an American actor portrays British born vampire slayer Blade.

[@nalsra0]

Why does it matter…

[@kevinprzy4539]

lmao why would it matter, you don't have to be American to study and learn about a topic that takes place in America.

[@shawnanderson6313]

Organized crime is an American subject ? Isn’t it something that exist globally in all countries.

[@bcbritt777]

@@shawnanderson6313 it does but this video was specifically bout the Italian American mafia in the Unites States

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

3:08 Did ya ever experience No never. Me: Bwhahahaha um wait... Good answer.

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

The Movie “Casino” is Fantastic! It’s based on real mobsters from these families and how they skipped around avoiding The attention of federal agents. I think lucky Luciano might have been one of the characters in movie (with another name). Sinatra and all those Vegas Stars were involved with the Mob (I hope we hear all the stories one day)

[@livenletdie0]

Luciano was long dead before the events of that film, I think Casino was set in 70s. He was also deported long before his death, just after World War 2.

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

@Miles Doyle what the fuck?

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

@Miles Doyle ☝️ and here is a classic Trumper Fascist…..Joe Rogan will host this Radicalized Fascists in time…. Holy Shit

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

@Miles Doyle ☝️most fucked of Post of 2023 and it’s only February!! Yikes! People believing in Tooth Fairy and Santa Clause like Miles here ☝️, are Whacked out of their minds clearly…. “If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Myles Davis” -Billy Madison

[@paulmarcelhazelton1622]

Please react to The Sicilian Scene from the movie True Romance, I guarantee you’ll crack up. It’s one of my favorites.

[@rukus9585]

I agree, but so many thin skinned people would lose their minds now.

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

@@rukus9585 I cannot find fault with anything you typed. So many being offended on behalf of others are nothing more than *people who's biggest accomplishment in life was when the kindergarten teacher gave everyone who showed up a participation ribbon...*

[@chetanyamundachali5612]

Nice to know mate

[@whogirl2011]

You guys should react to a compilation of the tv show Mob Wives on VH1

[@Comedyhacks]

There is a lot left off this video is a basic explanation of the events a lot left off like the Chicago outfit murder inc in New York Philadelphia mob

[@joshuastoffel9767]

Also the mafia wasn't really hit hard until the mob boss the chin was arrested. Gotti was overrated

[@AcousticGString]

Hey everyone

[@Oldman78]

Now the sad thing is he's nuts now.

[@delCorteh]

Please do a compilation of Shannon Sharpe talking about Lebron. Brando Flash has amazing videos

[@armandohiguera5681]

Nobody wants to see LeShannon talk about LeBron

[@delCorteh]

Come on Skiiup

[@bzilla1090]

Sammy's channel is a fun watch if you're into mob stories

[@Plague_Doc22]

Just a shame he embelishes so much and paints himself as a hero.

[@bzilla1090]

@@Plague_Doc22 the man's a mass murderer what do you expect. I don't think he embellished, he was a capo after all, but he does paint himself as a hero

[@bzilla1090]

@@Plague_Doc22 Sammy was a high level guy, it's not like we're talking about foot soldiers like John Alite here

[@Plague_Doc22]

@@bzilla1090 Dont have to be high ranking to embellish. The guy even had one moment from his pod where Castello "said" , "You're such a smart guy, only a guy like you could think of this" to him. Which is just not what someone would say. It's Sammy stroking himself off, a smart guy wouldn't start selling drugs after getting let off for 19 murders. As obviously you're gonna have eyes on you. But there he went anyway. Sammy was well established as a mobster but he's also making thigns up to make himself look great. For example how he blames Gotti for turning on him and that's why he ratted on him. But he doesn't explain why he ratted on all the other mobsters and people who weren't Gotti. He could've just said he felt betrayed and didnt give a fuck about anyone anymore. But that would make him appear like a rat.

[@bzilla1090]

@@Plague_Doc22 that's typical sociopath traits, he has an elevated view of himself. Him ratting is simple, he didn't want a warp view of himself because of his elevated view of himself, sure he's going to embellish he's a psycho, I wouldn't want to be in his company but his story telling is fun as hell even if he adds a bit of embellished elements to them, it's like listening to a Mafia short story, I take most of what he says with a pinch of salt, and he knows what sells, he's been pretty much debunked by guys like Franzese, which is why he hates him so much, where Franzese has the upper hand is that he never snitched.

[@bakihanma5849]

good to see you reacting to thoughty2. even tho he never mentions how the government made the mafia

[@grilledlettuce1845]

I never defend the government especially when it comes to organized crime and their hands in shit like the Italian mob or now the Mexican cartels. But to be fair. The 19th Amendment technically started the mob. Without prohibition happening, it would've taken the mob a lot longer of a time to establish the power they had

[@bakihanma5849]

@@grilledlettuce1845 and ill never believe the mafia was a random thing. or that the us government ever cared about their people. they just needed outsiders to start a crime syndicate and force their will in an illegal way. the hooked the poor neighborhoods on drugs and started the gangs as a whole

[@grilledlettuce1845]

@@bakihanma5849 that's not really a conspiracy anymore seeing the black community's crack epidemic being caused by CIA agents moving kilos of coke into the US. And still seeing how the US fucks with cartels (Fast and Furious Scandal) for sure Im just saying though from a historical context prohibition was the major fire starter for the mafia. Perhaps the government created the women's rights movement just for the reason. Same shit happened with the Hippies in the 60s. That was a movement started by the CIA.

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

He didnt even mention that Robert Kennedy, JFK's brother who was investigating the mafia was killed.. This guy also has the worst kind of British accent. "Over free fousand active members." "Fanks for watching"

[@timhefty504]

Daz was probably in the Mafia

[@tarunmishra5131]

Alright ,much better videos on the American mob are available and without the accent ,no wonder daz felt kinda sleepy.. forget the reaction the video itself was boring and lazy

[@primategaberocco]

Compared to Italy's different varieties, American version was rather benign. As sick as that may sound. 🥃

[@AdvancedMechanics]

I haven't missed an episode of thoughty2 or ob in years