la Madrina (the Godmother), The Antimafia (Palgrave), "In the Mafia, power rests on the actual execution of violence."
Certainly Mafia women have proved to be no wallflowers in the world of violence. "Instead of leading the tide of righteous citizens against crime, women turned out to be even more entrenched in Mafia values than men," Clare Longrigg wrote in Mafia Women...
Leading the tide of righteous citizens against crime, then, must unify us in our mission. This is what makes women a pain to deal with, yet we are poised to tilt the balance of our power toward this very quality in women. Our gender is uniquely empowered to reason and temper the progression of ideas. Our survival instincts, our natural endurance and our concern for the preservation of our childrens' security distinguish our abilities to recognize, approach and master challenges to our ideals. Our desire to "stay pretty" while being hit with the best shots, drives our alternative universe colonialism.
We're getting there. Learning to dance, develop as we stretch, coreograph and set our gestures to music, we acquire both strength and flexibility. Our audience will get our best out of us. Play to them. Non-Violent in our tactics, responses and emotions, we accept each day's work as logged with the utmost faith that we will achieve our goals in the fullness of time. Enjoy and make the most of the journey and the dedicated spirits who accompany us.
Let us respect each other. We grow healthy when we value our differences along with our common interests.
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