Aryan Brotherhood

Some Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nations members identify with Christian Identity theology which originated in the mid-20th century. Christian Identity is considered a “racist and anti-semitic religious sect whose adherents believe that white people of European descent are the descendants of the “lost Tribes” of ancient Israel” (Anti-Defamation League/Christian Identity). Scholars will agree that religion plays a large part in shaping the ideologies of the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nations.…

American History X is a film about a high school student played by Edward Norton, who deals with the influence of a neo-Nazi group called the Disciples of Christ (D.O.C.) in Venice, California. The character played by Edward Norton is named Derek. In day-to-day life, Derek and his younger brother Danny, played by Edward Furlong, grows up in a household where their father displays racist tendencies in reaction to school assignments from Derek’s English teacher. The racial tension is always…

of prison officials and other inmates. Some of the major security threat groups include the Aryan Brotherhood, The Klu Klux Klan, The Folks, The Nation of Islam, and MS13. Groups within the correctional facilities are categorized as STGs depending upon parameters such as gang history, purpose, involvement in illegal activities, propensity for violence, and its structure and composition. The Aryan Brotherhood, also known as The Brand, Alice Baker, AB or One-Two, is one of the nation’s oldest…

During the Vedic Age (1500 – 1000 BCE), the Indo-Aryans, a group of nomadic people, were able to bring their many traditions and practices into the Northern region of India. This migration was done willingly and played a substantial role in the development of the Indian language “Sanskrit”. This language is used today by religions such as Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. Within the languages the Indo-Aryans brought forth to Northern India were “poetry, hymns, prayers, and heavily allegorical…

The 1920`s through 1940`s seen a dramatic increase and a sharp downfall of Ku Klux Klan membership. Prominent members of the Klan who held official political positions were finding themselves part of scandals and being convicted of crimes. People began to see behind the facade that Klan members were committed to upholding the law and order. Many groups formed and leaders began speaking out against the Klan. One group in particular, the NAACP, began holding public conferences and educational…

The other white inmates in the Aryan Brotherhood associate with the Mexicans and help run drugs inside the prison (American History X). Derek rejects them and their protection because of their hypocrisy on race relations. For this snub, Derek is brutally raped by the Aryan Brotherhood. His rape is feminizing and degrading as these men use their bodies as a source of power and violence over him. Prison rape reinforced the masculinity of the Aryan Brotherhood members who were disrespected by…

developing to include the concept of the “other,” as an autonomous decision-making being in and of his or her own right. In Paleolithic and Neolithic societies, people only identified with members of their own smaller groups or tribes. The ideas of brotherhood and human being did not extend to people outside their most basic unit. As history took its course and larger empires formed, there became an awareness that ethical obligation should be spread to all inhabitants of society. That moral…

Some of the most well known of all of them are the Klu Klux Klan that is more common in southern American states and the Aryan Brotherhood which is more of a prison dominated gang of whitesprimists who hate all people who aren’t white and heterosexual. The Aryan Brotherhood has killed families, prisoners, guards and their own people since the beginning of the gang. While he Klu Klux Klan has killed mostly blacks since they first stated the group…

There’s a fine line between what is moral and what isn’t. It’s all a matter of perspective, really. As we’ve seen with the same sex marriage debate, one side views it as immoral to deny human rights and the other sees it as immoral to go against the word of the Holy Book. Whatever side of morality and rationality you’re on, you have an opinion. However, capital punishment and the mentality of it leaves me with a giant question mark. There isn’t necessarily a definitive answer to the question of…

The domestic extremist spectrum has changed considerably throughout the years since 1966. One of the most significant extremist figures since that time was Timothy McVeigh. McVeigh was a lone wolf with radical right wing beliefs, he was completely anti-government, but did not act as part of a militia group. Timothy McVeigh was a leaderless terrorist that to a lesser extent, sympathized with the right wing ideology of groups like the Ku Klux Klan, The National Alliance, The Christian Identity…