{"id":9,"date":"2026-03-13T12:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mafiology.uk\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:46:46","slug":"9-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mafiology.uk\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e49872 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e49872\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d930834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d930834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"175\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">Mafiology, n.<\/span> <\/strong>The methods used by mafias to pursue their agendas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42b5ea e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c42b5ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46905c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f46905c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ve all seen portrayals of mafias in movies of course. We have an impression of how a mafia works, and there\u2019s a fair amount of truth in that impression. But because not all of the internal workings of a mafia lend themselves to dramatic movie scenes, important things we should be aware of are just not so visible in our entertainment-dominated ways of learning.<\/p><p>And as with all sorts of other processes, mafiology and its manifestation, mafiocracy, have become more sophisticated and powerful in recent decades, benefiting from developments in digital technology.<\/p><p>While it\u2019s common for political power struggles to exhibit some mafiocratic methods, the legitimate ones take seriously things like constitutions, due process, parliamentary procedure, the rule of law, and some measure of civil behavior and integrity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb9257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fb9257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/mafiology.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mafiaology-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16\" alt=\"Mafiology\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mafiology.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mafiaology-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/mafiology.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mafiaology-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/mafiology.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mafiaology-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/mafiology.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mafiaology.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a497c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a497c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-063a814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"063a814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Mafias Do Not Care<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Mafias care only about their own internal rules, as exemplified by La Cosa Nostra\u2019s requirements for becoming a \u201cmade man.\u201d For the rest of us, murder is not only illegal but way over the edge morally. For them, it\u2019s simply a procedural necessity and has nothing to do with rules from outside the organization.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Ideology is another point of distinction. Legitimate politicians tend to have sets of beliefs, particularly when it comes to economics. While the words \u201cconservative\u201d and \u201cliberal\u201d are tossed around without a lot of definition, legitimate politicians tend to believe those words represent ends of a meaningful spectrum of beliefs, and they see themselves as advocates of policies based somewhere on that spectrum.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Mafias will pretend to observe ideologies in their efforts to recruit chumps, but under the surface it is pure brutal power struggle. A mafia does not care about ideology.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Isn\u2019t it amusing that Hitler\u2019s Nazi party and Stalin\u2019s Communist party are purported to represent opposite ends of an ideological spectrum. In fact their \u201cideologies\u201d were identical. They had only to do with the aggregation of power, the same \u201cset of beliefs,\u201d which is \u201cI believe that I should have what you have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Says your local crime boss: \u201cMy belief is that I should be in control of everything, capiche?\u201d You won\u2019t find him (never her) discussing the merits of parliamentary versus limited-term governance.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a007bc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"54a007bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3da5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc3da5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What is Authenticity\u2122?<\/h3><div class=\"authenticity-definition\"><p>The word &#8220;Authenticity\u2122&#8221; identifies a digital or physical space of &#8220;accountable anonymity&#8221; in which people enjoy both privacy for themselves and accountability from others.<\/p><\/div><p><strong>Authenticity\u2122<\/strong>\u00a0is the condition that exists in a space where there are<\/p><ul><li><strong>Digital Signatures Everywhere<\/strong>\u00a0backed by<\/li><li><strong>Measurably Reliable Identity Certificates<\/strong>\u00a0that are<\/li><li><strong>Owned by their Users<\/strong>\u00a0and which provide<\/li><li><strong>Privacy<\/strong>\u00a0via\u00a0<strong>Accountable Anonymity.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a class=\"learn-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taivideos.com\/quick-tour.html\">Learn about digital signatures and identity certificates in this short video \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78286cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78286cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213064c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"213064c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What is The Authenticity Alliance?<\/h3><h4>We are an Authenticity Growers Cooperative<\/h4><p>Similar to familiar agricultural cooperatives in the physical world, The Authenticity Alliance is a network of enterprises and individuals whose purpose is to &#8220;grow&#8221; Authenticity and bring it to the digital world.<\/p><p>Each Authenticity Enterprise\u2014that is, each Member Enterprise of the Alliance\u2014solves a particular inauthenticity problem in its chosen target market or audience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4be6e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4be6e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5579a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5579a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What Does The Authenticity Alliance Do?<\/h3><p>The Alliance brings together independent enterprises that share a common mission: creating spaces of accountable anonymity where digital signatures, reliable identity certificates, and privacy protection work together to solve real-world inauthenticity problems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d93d1ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d93d1ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60eff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f60eff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>WHO is the Authenticity Alliance?<\/h3><p>The Authenticity Alliance is comprised of two groups working together to promote trust and transparency across digital ecosystems.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Enterprises:<\/strong>\u00a0Authenticity Enterprises that provide Authenticity solutions for the\u00a0<em>inauthenticity pains<\/em>\u00a0in a specific market or industry.<\/li><li><strong>Individuals:<\/strong>\u00a0People who understand the problems of inauthenticity that plague the world&#8217;s information systems and who want to help implement and promote Authenticity\u2122 principles.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa0ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa0ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"enterprises-heading\">Authenticity Enterprises<\/h2><p>Each is an Enterprise Member of The Authenticity Alliance<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dc80d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65dc80d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f47100 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f47100\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fb5a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6fb5a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Factory Enterprises<\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/attestation.pro\/\">Council of Attestation Officers, Inc.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.authcap.com\/\">Authenticity Capital<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatisauthenticity.com\/\">Applied Authenticity<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/genevaprivacy.com\/\">Geneva Privacy<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eff8a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5eff8a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47284a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f47284a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Placeware Enterprises<\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abyx.com\/#\">Abyx Properties, Inc.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/verdicello.com\/\">Verdicello Homes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/authentiverse.net\/flight\/\">Authentiverse<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dec0d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dec0d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52a6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d52a6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Solutions Enterprises<\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mail-slot.com\/\">Mail Slot, Inc.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taisites.com\/ACCOUNTABLE-BLOCKCHAIN\/accountable-blockchain.html\">Authentic Blockchain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/authenticip.com\/\">AuthentiCIP<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.authenticityinstitute.com\/our-customers.html\">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b8eaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24b8eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f2de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84f2de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Community Enterprises<\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/global-villages.com\/\">Global Villages, Inc.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetchildprotection.org\/\">Internet Child Protection, Inc.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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All rights reserved.\r\n    <\/span>\r\n    <span style=\"color:#666;font-size:12px;font-family:sans-serif;\">\r\n        REAL Security | REAL Privacy | REAL Accountability\r\n    <\/span>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mafiology, n. The methods used by mafias to pursue their agendas. We\u2019ve all seen portrayals of mafias in movies of course. We have an impression of how a mafia works, and there\u2019s a fair amount of truth in that impression. 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