There's a pretty good article by Theodore Dalrymple about the Mafia's roots in the Islamic occupation of Sicily, how they learned all their strategies and tactics. It's at the Financial Times but, sadly, behind a paywall. You can probably find an archive version if you search, tho I wasn't able to.

The Mafia are more honest than the federal government.

If they were still in control of NYC those of us who make our money in bars/clubs/restaurants would not be in the position we are right now even with Covid.

The New World Order is no more than an international organized crime syndicate. They obfuscate this reality with horror fantasies (aliens/illuminati/cannibals) to keep the sheep in perpetual fright. They control the wolves via blackmail - using the same fantasies to convince power hungry fools that participating in vile and grotesque acts is the necessary path to certain success.

It's a winning one-two punch for world domination.