Vito tells Johnny Fontaine not to become a man who cries like a woman because its weak and ridiculous, Fredo was that way and Vito didnt see Fredo cry like a woman after he was shot, and Fredo was slapped around by Moe Greene like a woman too, and Fredo complained and whined about his job and role in the family like a woman would do when he was supposed to accept it and do his job, in The Godfather novelization Vito tells Michael that Fredo had become a lackey of women because of the way that he acted, and he was angry with Fredo for being a degenerate and getting slapped around by Moe Greene too, he really looked down on his own son and didnt want him to visit home when Tom Hagen asked him if Fredo should visit because he said his wife could cook for him if he needed it.
So Vito held Fredo in no more esteem at all anymore, he was weak and he was stupid, he was being slapped around like a woman by Moe, Fredo lost most of his fathers respect, so based on the book itself i think that Vito would approve of Fredo being killed after his outburst at Michael in the boathouse, because he basically admitted to helping Hyman Roth and lying about the senate lawyer working for Roth until the very end of the conversation, he never apologized to Michael or tried to make things right, he just yelled and got angry, he was a jerk.
Vito would have been angry at Fredo not accepting his authority that Michael was now the Don and for betraying his own brother and not showing remorse over it, Vito would have approved, Fredo would just betray Michael again.
Just imagine if Fredo was ever arrested while working for his father, he might be weak and agree to flip or rat Don Corleone out to save himself a prison sentence, or Sonny, Fredo was that spineless, so he would threaten anyone if he was cornered.
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