In the days leading up to the January 6th riot in D.C. we had witnessed the mob boss and his crazy consigliere (Giuliani) and his loyal capos (various obedient elected Republicans) in on the plot to create the shocking event that overwhelmed the Capitol's curiously flimsy defenses. A mob boss needs his mob.
Politics aside, America's longtime affection for mobsters set the stage for the nasty dilemma in which we are now mired. Our society's admiration for the most prominent gangsters of popular culture has been part of what propelled a mob boss-like figure into the White House; part of why his cruel and criminal behavior has been tolerated, even celebrated.
By the way, speaking of gangsters in popular culture, yesterday's absence of a proper force protecting the Capitol reminded me of a scene in a great film that glorifies gangsters. In "The Godfather" (1972), remember when Michael Corleone discovered his father had been left unprotected in the hospital? Well, yesterday, somebody did something to see to it the Capitol would not be guarded adequately.
A mob boss' evil schemes always need facilitators.
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