DemonicXH posted:
I know the show and know a little of the background of Nucky Johnson.
Can't compare the early 1920s to today. With the internet and 24/7 news it would be hard to maintain that level of corruption.
Mind you I know that there is still corruption in politics today but at that scale, I highly doubt it.
It was very easy to get away with false identification years ago. Today it is more difficult.
Hence the conference where a law enforcement officer shows credible evidence that the Birth Certificate, and Civil Service document were fraudulent documents.
Do not underestimate the power of the political parties.
Or the federal government's various agencies.
Anyone can be bought or killed in this country.
Anything is possible.
You no longer even need to be accused of a crime to disappear comepletely, per latest Defense Authorization that Obama signed.
But focus on the evidence, and decide for yourself.
Boardwalk Empire never ended.
Even those at the top of the machine are stuck in the system.
Those who try to tinker with (or change) the machine get shut down.
I'm not trying to tinker with (or change) anything.
I'm just looking and talking about how it works.
As long as there is food on the table, and a means to support each other, this country will still be great.
It doesn't have to be morally good to be GREAT.
Morality is just naive talk.
Obama 2012