Assertion: mafia's organization | /r/Synonym | cosa nostra
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text: With the killing of Joseph Masseria, the leader of one of the factions, the war ended uniting the two sides back into one organization now called Cosa Nostra.
text: In the following paragraphs, I’ll show why these opinions are utterly wrong and what is the difference between the real criminal organization called “Cosa Nostra” and the ancient, rural Sicilian mafia.
text: But, then, how did the Sicilian Mafia start their criminal activity or rather, how it turned into the criminal organization called “ Cosa Nostra”?
text: The answer is simple: the Sicilian mafia became the cruel organization called Cosa Nostra because the ancient Sicilian defenders of the landowners became accustomed to replace policemen and this made them develop the idea of impunity for any activities (legal or illegal) they undertook.