Do you know how is the Mafia run on the inside?
Do you know how similar is Amway's organization to Mafia's organization?
More similar than you thought.
G. Robert Blakey, a Mafia expert (so expert, he drafted the RICO law that was later used to bust the Mafia) wrote a paper (when requested by Proctor and Gamble, when P&G sued Amway) comparing Amway with the Mafia.
His conclusion?
It is my opinion that the Amway business is run in a manner that is parallel to that of major organized crime groups, in particular the Mafia. The structure and function of major organized crime groups, generally consisting of associated enterprises engaging in patterns of legal and illegal activity, was the prototype forming the basis for federal and state racketeering legislation that I have been involved in drafting. The same structure and function, with associated enterprises engaging in patterns of legal and illegal activity, is found in the Amway business.Hmmm...
No, there's nothing "illegal" per se about Amway in the report. There are several alternate explanations:
- The expert is seeing Mafia-like characteristics in everything (i.e. "to a hammer, everything looks like a nail")
- Perhaps Mafia is organizing more like a business, rather than a business organizing more like the Mafia
However, the paper is still interesting to read... If anything, you'll learn a lot about how the Mafia runs (and a bit about Amway)
Read the report yourself: http://www.amquix.info/blakey.html
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