How Mussolini Beat the Italian Mafia 

Don't forget that the American Army opened the Italian Prisons, allowing the Mafia to return to their business. (Same for Japan.)

compilations, you have explained almost everything flawlessly. just one thing you forgot to mention that when the americans landed in sicily, they used the mafia to their advantage and that's how they mainly got back into italy.

Yes, the Americans brought the mafia back in Italy in 1945, Mori today is still seen like a kind of an hero, the only dude who managed to make a closed minded island care about the state instead of mobs.

If you ever wonder why Hollywood tries their best to make the mafia look like an underdog hero, now you know..

The Mafia resurfaced with the help of the allies, who made arrangements with Lucky Luciano and other mobsters, they forgot to say ...

Had to engage in some serious mental gymnastics to pretend like Mussolini was in the wrong for taking out the mafia

Pretty accurate except you left out the fact that the Americans released the Mafia after they took over in WW2 because of a deal they made with the NY mafia.

Amateur criminals rob banks, professional criminals go into banking.

"Mussolini, one of the worst dictatorship in history" Gonna be honest, he is way way down the list from the worst. Maybe worst if you measure in terms of competence.

The American mafia did not return to Sicily because it was inevitable. In 1944, the US Government, by the OSS, delivered a few select mafiosi (Lucky Luciano, for example) to Sicily in order to organize a resistance movement from former mafiosi, and even provided heaps of firearms for them. As a result, the Mafia became stronger than ever, and didn't really contribute much to the war effort.

I've never seen anyone make Mussolini look like a bad guy for eliminating a criminal government.

Not entirely accurate. Mussolini provided more for Sicily than previous Italian governments.

This video tries too hard to make mafia look good because fascism bad. Mafia are complete scum and dont deserve any better and you can not compromose when you fight them. Mori seems like a hero but the video purposfully makes him look like he is evil. I have to question moral compass of the video creator.

In a sense, he did defeat them. Because the defining principle of the mafia was to act outside the scope and influence of the state; to be independent of it. Mussolini made it so that you either had to either become part of the state or perish. But once he was dead, they were free to go back to their old ways without fear of being hunted down. It's akin to how emperors would destroy rival kings' armies, only to hand it back to them under the condition that they serve the emperor whenever he would call upon them. The local king retained his kingship, and the emperor became king of kings.

I'm disappointed you didn't clarify that by being one of the 'Worst' Dictators in history, you mean Mussolini was actually the worst AT being a Dictator.

This Mussolini fella sounds like a real gamer.

One of the worst dictators in history? Dude doesn't even crack top 50.

WHY you don't mention that the US Gov made a deal with the Mafia, to help them beat the Fascists, and gave them breathing and reemergence abilities?

So, by what standards was Mussolini "one of the worst dictators"? I don't like him and he was not a good person, but as far as dictators go, he was really mild

Mussolini was not "one of the worst dictators on history". Not even close. He reall didnt do that much bad at all

Cesare Mori is one of the most badass names in history, for sure.

Lol I like how at the end of the video the narrator claims that Mussolini wasn’t affective at crushing the mob by stating after the war they just reappeared stronger than before. But what the narrator fails to mention is the reason why that was is because when Patton re took Sicily, the Americans placed in power whom they thought were political prisoners, when in reality they were don bosses. So really, it’s mostly America’s fault. They also fail to mention that Mussolini reinvigorated the economy throughout most of Italy, and brought a strong foundation to their society... all be it as it may at the cost of freedom of ideas, expression, freedom of press, speech, and then later brought the country to ruin through a failed war.

One more thing must be said: Mori was not particularly close to the fascist regime nor sympatized for it, meaning it was under it by being a man of the state but in earlier days even arrested a group of fascist for causing trouble under his at the time prefecture in inland Italy

Did he really plant the seeds for the mafia to come back? Would the people be okay with living through all of that again? The US bringing the mafia back to fight Mussolini seems to have had a bigger role

It seems Italy needs another Mussolini because of the Maffia.

How did you leave out America's role in bringing back the mafia... come on, you were doing such a good job

This makes Mussolini look good.

Imagine siding with organized crime and thinking you’re the good guy.

There are some imprecision there were mobsters already in the US before Mori. Plus Mori himself was removed because he wanted to pursue high level politicians embedded with the fascist regime that were previously mobsters or affiliated with clans. Furthermore Mori was well aware of the issue of poverty and underdevelopment in Sicily and was proposing reforms that were never completely actuated. As far as we are aware no kangaroo courts were created at the time but no legal pretext was given to the crime syndicate. As someone of yours commentator said the US was instrumental in reinstate the criminals to the maximum in Sicily.

It's amazing how in history the good guys have always won, and the bad guys always lost. Very peculiar

Fun fact: at the beginning of the Godfather when Vito is cuddling the cat many believe that it was a trained animal actor but really it was just a stray the crew found wandering around the studio

There seems to be an almost laughable attempt to point Mori as the Villian here. Although it's true that Mori surrounded Gangi he didn't slaughter any cattle or kidnap any women or children (what use would he have for these tactics anyway). he simply used the soldiers to go door to door and arrest the Mafia members (he used army tactics as the Mafia were essentially an army at that point). He also didn't Assasinate any Mafia members,the only member killed were the ones that tried to attack him or his forces (during arrest or otherwise). Finally his methods were largely ineffective in the long run for 2 reasons: 1 he wasn't allowed to arrest a lot of the high level Mafiosos as they were affiliated with the Fascist regime (in fact that was the reason he was selfed) and 2: the US freed or transported back most of the Mafia members after the invasion of Sicily and even gave them support and high ranking position in exchange for helping the US maintain the population under control

Mori did what he was tasked to do and did well. He even said Mussolini that is the root of the problem wasn't solved all that work would have been for nothing. And don't forget who let mafia return in Sicily: USA

Mussolini did a lot of good, actually

Nice. I liked this one. My great grand father was originally from sicily. But he relocated in Colombia after Musulini's crack down on Mafia. He started bringing contraband from the pacific port in Colombia. Then he was captured and Pretty much ruined my family. Things are ok now though.

0:23 Corrupt blackshirts? That is a joke right?

Mori even used artillery fire to force the Mafious to surrender 😂 That man was tough, but hey, tough times need tough men.

How was Mussolini one of the "worst dictators in history"? If anything he was one of the most tolerant and respectful. The Allies made diplomacy impossible.

Sacro Mussolini. AVE DUX

The Virgin Mafia vs the chad Squadristi

lets just forget how Mussolini expanded the Italian economy and how his grand daughter is a very popular figure in italy today, not only that but he also aimed to increase the Italian population, which wouldn't be too hard because the reason Italy's population never grows rapidly is because of migration

One of the many good things Mussolini did. Mussolini isn’t given a lot of credit and is very misunderstood in todays society.

Mafia : this thing of ours Government : this thing is MINE!!!

My maternal great-granduncle is Joseph Anthony Colombo, who strongarmed Paramount and Coppola into changes to "The Godfather" so that the films didn't make La Cosa Nostra look too bad, and who partially influenced Brando's portrayal of Vito Corleone. The mob in the States was a rough crowd, and back in Italy they were even worse. Mussolini crushing them was based, regardless of anyone's opinion.

I took a taxi ride in Naples, and was amazed at the architecture and buildings built by Il Duce

Short answer: he owned the military and could exercise them without oversight

Unlike democracy, fascism actually got shit done.

I would blindly guess this channel has about 1 millions subscribers.

2:53 omertà is a form of solidarity between associates, aimed at covering up criminal conduct, concealing the identity of the person who committed a crime or in any case keeping silent about circumstances useful for investigations by the judicial authority

“One of the worse dictators in history” wasn’t even that bad and technically wasn’t even a dictator

Mussolini: brings order back to Italy, allows for its self-suficiency and brings back Italian pride. Americans: hold my beer and my tobachy

At 0:59. That makes sense. Before the chaos of Italian unification starting in 1815, the southern parts of Italy had been ruled by the iron hand of absolute monarchies, first Spanish, then Austrian and then Spanish again. But when Napoleon invaded Italy and placed one of his marshals on the throne of Naples and Sicily, all hell broke loose. It was hard to rein in the chaos for the reinstated Bourbon kings after 1815. And that's how the mafia was born.

"one of the worst dictators in history" LMFAO, I'M LAUGHING MY ASS OFF ON HOW WRONG THIS IS

Mussolini is just a boy scouts in front of Stalin and Hitler if we're talking about dictatorship and cleaning.

Contrary to expectation the huge wave of arrest lead to mostly fair suits and a lot of people were freed

7:13 : Mori was a policeman not a politician. It was not his duty to address societal issues. Italian governments from 1861 ( when our country was officialy born) untill today have donne nothing for societal issues in southern Italy. For them it's ok if still today the South of our country is underdeveloped compared with North.

He crushed them like the slimy cowards they truly are.

you say fascist like its a bad thing.

Mussolini was definitely not one of the worst dictators.

mussolini was good

Mmh, I wonder how the incredibly strict and fair USA immigration system accepted gangster and then sent them back to Italy while average Mario needs 5 gallons of paperwork for a simple trip to Disneyland....

Castor oil is a strong and rough laxative. Forcing it down their opponents throats was a common torture method for fascists.

One of their infamous torture methods was forcing people to look at and even eat pineapple on pizza, how despicable!

We need this in Mexico

You forgive to say that the Mafia returns again in Italy in the end of second world war because the American government questions help to American and Italian (the left part) mafia for win the war.

The Fascist rule of Italy was indeed a dark time...but Mussolini was the only Italian leader in history who managed to break the Mafia's power...gotta give him that! But I think that wouldn't be possible the same way now...

The quality of these videos is impeccable! Soon to be star!

Franco Spain and Mussolini Italy could have been a strong stabilizing option compared to hedonist capitalism or godless communism. Wish we had leaders like them again.

Mussolini did nothing wrong. I will die on this hill

There is no Mafia if there is a Dictator..

There are so many layers of grey here it’s like peeling an onion.

Incredible video, this channel is bound to explode soon! Keep up the great videos!

Honestly how do these videos don't get at least 100k views? The animation and commentary is very engaging and the topics intriguing.

He didn't. End of video.

Video started out mad gay assuming fascism is the epitome of evil.

This is an awesome & fun production. Subbed with all the bells and notifications! Well done.

even if Mori ignored the rule of Law he never acted terrorist campaigns against the population. Anyway, whwen he was removed from office he always said he had not finished his work, it is said that he was arresting people in too high places threatening the local PNF stations (of course full of Mafiosi)

7:22 Mori did not plant seeds for resurgence of mafia. The Yankees you did it when in 1943 you landed in Sicily with help of local mafia.

Denying Mussolini his crowd has to be one of the greatest "F you's" in history. Well played

5:34 : why the town crier is dressed XVIII century style? No one in Sicily of 1926 used to wear like this.

I understand that to fight organized crimes, you have to become an organized state dictatorship who is even more brutal than the criminals. This has been historically proven in many countries and cultures.

Haven't a clue how accurate this is but its brilliantly presented :)

You kinda glossed over the Lucky Luciano deal and how the USA basically let the Mafia go free after WW2

Eerie how similar history the mafia has to the CIAs

Love your videos! all of it and all of them

Dictators are actually fairly good at rooting out existing crime and corruption. They want a monopoly on that, so get rid of the competition.

Always wondered what the word Mafia actually meant. Bravado is a pretty arrogant choice but it makes sense.

I'm Italian... and I definetly in love with this 😂😂😂

Exactly how were the fascisti “corrupt“ or “illegal?“

I would enjoy a video on how the Catholic church dealt with Mussolini. Even today I can't imagine an Italian ruler coming into power with disapproval of the Vatican, let alone in the 20s and 30s. So they must have supported him a lot. I read somewhere that he paid them off, but would appreciate more details. It doesn't really get talked about because of their other scandals but it should.

One of the worst dictators?Compared to some other dictators lived during the 20th century, Mussolini doesn't even look like a complete dictator.He was an ordinary authoritarian leader that's really just it like Putin.

Nice channel! Very interesting video too. Saying you are underrated would be an understatement.

Also how the American army recruited US mafia and made them officers, before the invasion of Sicily to recruit the local mafia into helping them. Making sure they were well compensated

I'm officially on a ... *SideQuest*. My current objective is binge watching all this channel has to offer

As a sicylian i really appreciate that

Hitler: go concentration camp Mussolini: drink castor oil Fun fact about Mussolini: is that instead of sending the gays to a tragic end into concentration camps like Hitler he sent them all to a beautiful island in the Mediterranean sea where they could do as they pleased as long as they remained there. When after the war the island residents were brought back the members of the gay community that existed where crying at the idea of having to leave the only place they could openly be themselves and where they were allowed to dress as they pleased, have open relationships and were everyone simply expected anyone them to be gay. One of the people sent to the island wrote that his happiest days were preparing welcome parties for when the ship brought new people to the island, wondering if they were going to get a new singer or someone handsome and while at the beginning the place was quite spartan by the time they left they had theaters, music areas and their own farms and made that island their home.

It is extremely unfortunate that he tied himself to the Germans instead of staying neutral like Franco or Salazar. He would've made a great ally in the fight against Bolshevism and he would've made a good check on the ambitions of post-war Germany.

Wait till you find out who the real bad guys were.

Great video!

You forgot the part where Mussolini helped millions of Italians, especially women who were little girls with free, high quality education and breakfast which wasn't allowed or could be afforded before him -just one example. The most misunderstood leader in history.