by newera_212 » Sat Apr 04, 2020 5:21 pm
stubbs wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:39 am
newera_212 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 5:59 am
The whole "Gotti Culture" is so weird to me. Hes been away from the life for almost 20 years now, right? Give or take? He shits on LCN every chance he gets, yet that's all he has to lean on, in order to keep his name and his brand relevant. Now, this huge circle of goofball orbiters and fans, consisting of grown men, mind you, just keeps expanding and getting bigger. It's the weirdest thing ever. I don't get it
No different than watching Michael Franzese telling the same stories over and over again on countless different platforms. I think these guys just generally like the attention.
Franzese's been beating the same drum with his story, sure. I agree with you in spirit - but it's different because Franzese doesn't have orbiters and fans surrounding him and posting all over boards and blogs, and commenting on his behalf. The Gotti family has like a small army of these sycophants, maybe some of them are paid, to sing their praises. It's weird. It's one thing to try and control a narrative when your name is at stake, I can understand that - but what I don't understand is the narrative their trying to control is old and irrelevant, especially when it comes to John Junior anyway. It's just weird
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The whole "Gotti Culture" is so weird to me. Hes been away from the life for almost 20 years now, right? Give or take? He shits on LCN every chance he gets, yet that's all he has to lean on, in order to keep his name and his brand relevant. Now, this huge circle of goofball orbiters and fans, consisting of grown men, mind you, just keeps expanding and getting bigger. It's the weirdest thing ever. I don't get it
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No different than watching Michael Franzese telling the same stories over and over again on countless different platforms. I think these guys just generally like the attention.
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Franzese's been beating the same drum with his story, sure. I agree with you in spirit - but it's different because Franzese doesn't have orbiters and fans surrounding him and posting all over boards and blogs, and commenting on his behalf. The Gotti family has like a small army of these sycophants, maybe some of them are paid, to sing their praises. It's weird. It's one thing to try and control a narrative when your name is at stake, I can understand that - but what I don't understand is the narrative their trying to control is old and irrelevant, especially when it comes to John Junior anyway. It's just weird