I had to think about your assessment of thinking these guys were heroes while really dishing out supreme misery. Hmmm You thought about it on a level, I had not. But you are correct. These guys are really evil. The movies make it appear to be Alpha male thing and I all... I guess. Is that why the women marry these guys, have kids WHILE KNOWING WHAT THEY ARE GETTING INTO. Good grief.
These men are really just predators. Amazing.
So that led me to do a little digging around. I had no idea (naïve?) the mafia still existed. I thought it was a thing of the past. But I see that the Gambino family (and others) are still in existence. They actually still have bosses and all. For example, the Gambino group is headed by a guy named Frank Cali. I had NO IDEA.
How dumb am I ? I did not think the programs were based on any kind of reality.
Ok. I will go back to my bubble now.