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Re: would Sonny of been a better Don then Michael
[Re: FireHawk]
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05/20/14 02:55 AM
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Not at all. Going by the novel at least Sonny might have been a good Don during a war (the book compares him to Napoleon), but otherwise no chance in hell. He'd likely end up like Al Capone; Capone went around flaunting his power to anyone and everything he could, and it not only made him lose respect (the novel states the other Dons thought that Chicago were a bunch of goons and animals) but also escalated his downfall.
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Re: would Sonny of been a better Don then Michael
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05/20/14 05:59 AM
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No way. Even Vito himself had to admit, "I thought Santino was a bad don, rest in peace."
You could make the case that, in some ways, Sonny represented a throwback to an earlier time, to the era of the Mustache Petes, when muscle meant everything, and violence for the sake of violence was a commonplace occurrence.
Michael, on the other hand, represented the future of organized crime, a modern era which required - and rewarded - a much more sophisticated, educated, strategic approach. Underlying it all, of course, was the constant potential and threat of violence. But violence chiefly as a means of enforcing boundaries and maintaining order, discipline and balance within the mob community - not so much as a means of expanding territory and influence, and accumulating wealth and power.
Last edited by Questadt; 05/20/14 06:07 AM.
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