In fact, and I feel like people REALLY overlook this, but Michael's father, to prove to the mob how "loyal" he was, was perfectly willing to let his son get killed, because he made TOO MUCH MONEY, I mean, what else did he do? To Michael this was like, the ULTIMATE betrayal. It's the same feeling I get from dudes in the hood who put their own corrupted self image before common sense, who will put the well being of a gang above Thier own kids, or girlfirend or family...



Michael's perspective was that his father should have been willing to go to war, his money plus his Father's clout? Little Vic got powerful because of an alliance with Gotti, but one of the main reasons for the alliance was they were into the gas tax scam together.This racket increased his power to the point where he felt he could challenge the boss. If Little Vic could go to war, then what the fuck right?


I feel like a lot of people don't understand he ONLY joined the mafia, to prove to his dad he was really his son, really a FRANZESE. I don't know if my yall get the pressure behind that.
I know growing up there was tremendous pressure to be a "REAL DORSEY", aka a fuck in gangster, and this was coming from everyone from my uncles, to my mother, to my fuck in GRANDMOTHER, LOL

There are "crime families" then there are CRIME FAMILIES....