I don't think that the entire racist shmoo doesn't fit in into the immortality concept. On the contrary. I think Voldemort makes use of the racist undercurrents in the wizarding world to get followers. It is always important in any kind of political scheme to create a clearly defined concept of the enemy. Using Muggles and Mudbloods is the obvious solution, as they are not particularly liked by the wizarding community anyway.
As I said in my post, there is a distinction between initiated Death Eaters and 'normal' Dark wizards and Voldemort supporters. Seeing as the Black family were as Dark as it gets, what with their pureblood mania, their love for Dark artefacts, the beheaded house-elves... According to Harry, the house looks as though belonging to the Darkest of wizards. However, apart from Regulus Sirius' family were no Death Eaters. This leads to the conclusion that there must be another level beyond the 'normal' Dark. And the name Death Eaters is sort of a giveaway.
In my opinion, canon Lucius is characterised by two traits: pragmatism and the hunger for power. He is a racist, but I think Voldemort is a racist also - though in a different way. Voldemort hates Muggles because of his Muggle father and his upbringing in the orphanage. His hate is immediate and personal. It was triggered by very concrete occurances (his father's behaviour and the orphanage), and he extrapolated it from there. Lucius also hates Muggles and Mudbloods, but he, most likely, has never really been in company with any. He hates them coldly and impassionately. Muggles and Mudbloods must go so that wizardkind (and he himself) can achieve greater power.
It seems therefore quite in character for Lucius to seek immortality (though my theory that he is is not so much based on his character as on the aforementioned aspects of nomenclature and rank distinctions among Dark wizards). Or rather: to have been tempted to seek it. Whether or not he's still with Voldemort, I don't know, am I tend to agree that Lucius has realised that Voldemort has lost his marbles and is no longer safe to associate with. But I don't think that Lucius would betray Voldemort because of remorse of any kind. He much rather would want to outsmart him and gain profit from Voldemort's fall.
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As I said in my post, there is a distinction between initiated Death Eaters and 'normal' Dark wizards and Voldemort supporters. Seeing as the Black family were as Dark as it gets, what with their pureblood mania, their love for Dark artefacts, the beheaded house-elves... According to Harry, the house looks as though belonging to the Darkest of wizards. However, apart from Regulus Sirius' family were no Death Eaters. This leads to the conclusion that there must be another level beyond the 'normal' Dark. And the name Death Eaters is sort of a giveaway.
In my opinion, canon Lucius is characterised by two traits: pragmatism and the hunger for power. He is a racist, but I think Voldemort is a racist also - though in a different way. Voldemort hates Muggles because of his Muggle father and his upbringing in the orphanage. His hate is immediate and personal. It was triggered by very concrete occurances (his father's behaviour and the orphanage), and he extrapolated it from there. Lucius also hates Muggles and Mudbloods, but he, most likely, has never really been in company with any. He hates them coldly and impassionately. Muggles and Mudbloods must go so that wizardkind (and he himself) can achieve greater power.
It seems therefore quite in character for Lucius to seek immortality (though my theory that he is is not so much based on his character as on the aforementioned aspects of nomenclature and rank distinctions among Dark wizards). Or rather: to have been tempted to seek it. Whether or not he's still with Voldemort, I don't know, am I tend to agree that Lucius has realised that Voldemort has lost his marbles and is no longer safe to associate with. But I don't think that Lucius would betray Voldemort because of remorse of any kind. He much rather would want to outsmart him and gain profit from Voldemort's fall.