Everything you say it’s true lol. Except you’re missing that I’m not an official part of the mafia. Or at least I’m detached/a mafia aligned indie.
I’m not in their chat and I can win without them. I win with my second wincon if the cartel is wiped out + I get my bounties.
I’ve played this game for that one because it’s easier for me to win with my second wincon than to blindly try to get majority with a faction that could be anybody to me lol. I can’t tell one scummy person apart from the next with no cartel flips.