Sicilian mafia (Cosa Nostra) boss Bernardo Provenzano passes away - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano has died in a prison hospital, aged 83. Provenzano, dubbed "The Tractor" for his ruthless trait of mowing people down, was arrested and jailed in 2006 after spending 43 years on the run. [...] Bernardo Provenzano was born on 31 January 1933 in Corleone, a Sicilian town synonymous with Mafia activity which gave its name to the fictional family in the Godfather films.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36782555[/url]

Can't say anyone will be mourning him or the passing of any other mafia parasites.

Called the tractor for mowing people down? Must have been a sick fuck. Every loss in the mafia is a newly opened champagne bottle for me.

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;50701949]Can't say anyone will be mourning him or the passing of any other mafia parasites.[/QUOTE] If you were italian and read italian newspapers' comment section of either their FB page or the newspaper website itself of this news, you'd be very wrong. Unfortunately the majority of italian people is stupid enough to even mourn about the death of a mafia boss.

Good riddance, may the rest of his friends follow him soon.

[QUOTE=MarcusSmith;50702387]If you were italian and read italian newspapers' comment section of either their FB page or the newspaper website itself of this news, you'd be very wrong. Unfortunately the majority of italian people is stupid enough to even mourn about the death of a mafia boss.[/QUOTE] yeah god forbid people mourn loss of life not like the cosa nostra also did good things from time to time and play a core part of old italian heritage and society or anything, there is absolutely no distinction to be made between petty thieves and murderers to one the largest and most influential crime syndicates on the planet that left a massive mark on history and will probably be remembered for centuries, for the good and the bad that it has done

Don't care what he did, a death is a death and I'm sad for it.

[QUOTE=Melnek;50702480]yeah god forbid people mourn loss of life not like the cosa nostra also did good things from time to time and play a core part of old italian heritage and society or anything, there is absolutely no distinction to be made between petty thieves and murderers to one the largest and most influential crime syndicates on the planet that left a massive mark on history and will probably be remembered for centuries, for the good and the bad that it has done[/QUOTE] They never did good things, not ever, and they are [B]not[/B] part of Italian heritage, certainly not of mine. They are a constant source of national shame and an hamper to economic and societal progress in the South. Can't believe people would fall for the romanticizing shit Hollywood has been putting out for decades. They are not a romantic ideal, a bunch of honourable thieves and scoundrels. They are repulsive, horrible and cruel people who routinely kill each other and others for money, [B]who have kidnapped, murdered and then melted a child in acid[/B], who have bombed museums and train stations, who have literally gunned down innocent people in the middle of squares for nothing else than to scare and flex their muscles. They peddle drugs, illegal prostitution and guns. They extort business owners, they drive legitimate companies out of business thanks to their money laundering schemes, they set fire to forests so that they can claim the land afterwards. They have done nothing positive on this nation, their legacy is wholly negative and nobody gives a flying fuck about how they will be remembered for centuries because they were big. Or rather, they hate that Italy will be probably associated forever with these animals. I won't actively celebrate his death, but every person here has a right to feel glad that he died. He was a disgusting, violent man with no redeeming features whatsoever who never did a single ounce of good in his life, made the world a lot worse by living in it and now has made the world a teensy little better by dying.

[QUOTE=Melnek;50702480]yeah god forbid people mourn loss of life not like the cosa nostra also did good things from time to time and play a core part of old italian heritage and society or anything, there is absolutely no distinction to be made between petty thieves and murderers to one the largest and most influential crime syndicates on the planet that left a massive mark on history and will probably be remembered for centuries, for the good and the bad that it has done[/QUOTE] Mafia thugs are remembered in much the same way that murderers and child abusers are remembered - mainly because they all broadly do the same thing. Even if you wanted to romanticize the mafia as much as possible - at best they're basically an unaccountable and corrupt police force that uses extremely harsh methods. At worst they basically just straight up murder people lol. Hollywood invented a lot of the mafia "tradition" as well. Most of it is bullshit nonsense invented for fiction that a few mafioso decided to copy and spread because it gave a certain amount of dignity to what was otherwise simply being pathological bullies.

[QUOTE=Melnek;50702480]not like the cosa nostra also did good things from time to time[/QUOTE] I am extremely interested in what those good things are and how they balance countless years of extortions and murders of entire families, please enlighten me Cause I hope you aren't pulling things out of your ass for the sake of being a contrarian

[QUOTE=Ryo Ohki;50703214]I am extremely interested in what those good things are and how they balance countless years of extortions and murders of entire families, please enlighten me Cause I hope you aren't pulling things out of your ass for the sake of being a contrarian[/QUOTE] Yeah, it's the same shit as when people praise the crips and bloods as heroes for having a truce whenever the cops kill a black guy even though the crips and bloods have done far more to hurt the black community than the police ever have

[QUOTE=Ryo Ohki;50703214]I am extremely interested in what those good things are and how they balance countless years of extortions and murders of entire families, please enlighten me Cause I hope you aren't pulling things out of your ass for the sake of being a contrarian[/QUOTE] One may argue "We used the Mob to keep down the Communists" which is in and of itself kinda shitty

Hope he may rot in hell. He left a permanent stench on Italy, hopefully his death purifies the air he breathed

[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50702492]Don't care what he did, a death is a death and I'm sad for it.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Melnek;50702480]yeah god forbid people mourn loss of life not like the cosa nostra also did good things from time to time and play a core part of old italian heritage and society or anything, there is absolutely no distinction to be made between petty thieves and murderers to one the largest and most influential crime syndicates on the planet that left a massive mark on history and will probably be remembered for centuries, for the good and the bad that it has done[/QUOTE] Man, fuck this nobility shit or whatever the hell you're aiming for. This man was an evil son of a bitch. Not all lives are something to be cherished.

[QUOTE=Melnek;50702480]yeah god forbid people mourn loss of life[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50702492]Don't care what he did, a death is a death and I'm sad for it.[/QUOTE] So by this logic you both would have been sad even for the death of Hitler? Just because he was a human? Not every human is worth to be mourned, as evil must not be mourned upon.

[QUOTE=KlaseR;50702025]Called the tractor for mowing people down? Must have been a sick fuck. Every loss in the mafia is a newly opened champagne bottle for me.[/QUOTE] You must be veeery drunk by now

my ex was loosely related to the mafia.....

[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50702492]Don't care what he did, a death is a death and I'm sad for it.[/QUOTE] I'm only sad that he didn't die much earlier so that the mafia he headed would have been weakened.

Good riddance