[I haven't read this thread and don't know what this thread is about, but I saw the mention of the AB prison gang.]
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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk
I may have given this example before... but here's a little of what I'm talking of. I think everyone is aware of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang. Bad dudes. Serious guys. Usually decked out in swastikas, four leaf clovers and SS tattoos. They're a business of sorts. An illegal one, but a business all about race...about keeping things "pure" if you will.
Anyways, they were profiling them on Gangland. I suppose the question was asked "Why do you pair with the Mexican Mafia for selling drugs...when they're Mexican?" (along those lines) And this man who is in the Aryan Brotherhood says something like "Yes, we fight for our white brothers...but the only real color we see is green." That's why I posted that song lyric about "to the fucking rich man all poor people look the same".
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The Aryan Brotherhood (the original AB and not the many knockoffs) is a prison gang that was created to protect white inmates and then became focused primarily on making money. Their business isn't all about race and keeping things pure. One of their founders/leaders is half Jewish (he bears a swastika on one arm and Star of David on the other arm) and they have nonwhite affiliates as you mentioned with the Mexican Mafia.
As with the structure of racism in general, the AB has members who could otherwise not be considered prejudiced on the basis of race but they join the AB (or seek AB protection in some other way) for protection. Thus, racism in general isn't about bigotry and prejudice, it is about opportunity, incentive, and power.