Would love to see it get better.
I think humans are pre-disposed to being with their own “type” or “class” or “sect” or “tribe” or whatever you wish to call it. If you go into a lunch room at a middle school, you’ll see kids sitting with people they identify with be it gender, race, etc… There is a comfort level that goes along with it.
One thing that gives me hope is the wonderful blending of the races that you see with people of all political stripes. When they have children, they do not think of themselves as Hispanic or White or Black or Asian or whatever… Eventually, the blended race persons will become a large enough group to have clout, ascend to positions where they can influence policy (both political and social) and the “stigma” (for want of a better term) that comes along with your race is removed.
There is a difference between feeling comfortable amongst ones own and actively trying to screw over those outside the circle.
No…you don’t say.
What happens is pretty predictable for most. You befriend the people you associate with more often than not and when you end up ascending to a place of influence, you make things easier for them than you would with people you do not know. There is nothing sinister about it; it’s just human nature.
However, in a few generations, the races will be so blended in much of the US that the casual association in schools, churches, clubs, and even places like the military won’t be along racial lines because you won’t be able to immediately pick out who is white, black, Hispanic, etc…
The only bad thing is that it will be so far in the near future that bigots like Laura Ingrom won’t be around to be offended by it.