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Episodes 7 and 8 of Series 1 of Romanzo Criminale la serie tonight. Last week Bufalo showed himself to be deeply tied up with Italian intelligence agencies/the actual deep state when it was still a phrase that meant something. Libanese, Freddo, Dandi, et al. continue to consolidate their control over the Roman underworld while the Anni di Piombo heat up around them. We saw how the Italian security services interfere with local police to ensure their preferred organized crime groups are able to operate without interference. Aldo Moro is dead, and the intelligence services let it happen because it serves their material interests. This was a warning to liberal bourgeois politicians not to collaborate with Communists in any way, shape, or form or the same thing will happen to them.

We see things continue to escalate tonight. PCI cadres are realizing an armed struggle is a necessary part of any revolutionary movement. As the gang's power continues to grow, they begin to brush up against other, more established organized crime factions. The Sicilian mafia are interested in a piece of the action now. We've already seen Camorra factions (from Naples) and possibly 'Ndragheta (from Calabria) as well, make their presence felt in Rome. The wheels of power operate smoothly through a combination of brutal violence and fistfuls of cash. Let's see what happens!

a description of the series from the IMDB page:

The series is partially based on Banda della Magliana, a 1970s criminal organization active in Rome led by three friends, Libanese, Freddo and Dandi, who attempted to merge local gangs in a mafia feud like Sicilian and Neapolitan organizations. Their history matched with right-wing terrorism groups, deviated secret service, masonic lodges and financial affairs.

I'm doing blanket CWs for the series. Expect lots of gore, sex, drugs.

CWs:

• Graphic violence
• Murder
• Execution by gunshot
• Kidnapping
• Explicit substance use
• Misogyny
• Homophobia
• Police brutality
• Sex, nude scenes, objectification of women
• Violence, blood, and gore
• Graphic depictions of sexual assault

tankie.tube links

• Ep 7: https://tankie.tube/w/rEDMMENsZXmqm5TdkJU6Zw
• Ep 8: https://tankie.tube/w/2vA8pyA4DRWhA5uN8Fgar1

edit: thanks to @CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net for finding the header image for this post! The effects of GLADIO continue to reverberate across the world today.