Originally posted by UK Vercetti.:
but how was it the smart move if he got himself whacked? the smart thing to do would have been not to make a deal with Barzini at all and STAY ALIVE...
No offense, but you're really not paying attention to what people are trying to point out. That this WAS the smart move for Tessio, a calculated risk he was willing to take as he knew the business he was in. Had he not made this move and remained a loyal member of the Corleone Family under Don Michael, he may have stayed alive but been quite unhappy. And he may have surmized that if he did not join forces with Barzini, someone else would and what would that eventually mean for him and his Don?
It was the smart move, there's no way around it.
Even once Tessio realized the jig was up, when he calmly conceded to Tom that it was business, Tom respectfully nodded and agreed that Michael knew that. They both knew it was a chance a man like Tessio had to take.
It was the smart move.
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ps - yes, UK V it's all been a joke
