Our democracy faces extinction because of racial discrimination that challenges the core tenets of the American idea. Such a statement initially appears overly dramatic because today many political discussions employ threatening language about unsolvable problems as a common tactic. The clear dangers that racial inequality created for our governmental structures along with their foundational principles are both documented and existent right now.
During America's founding period the racist attitudes toward enslaved black individuals posed such a threat to the new country that it could have prevented its establishment. The only conflict that successfully divided the Union involved racial superiority as its vital foundation thus leading to more than a million casualties. Historical records demonstrate that racism precipitated multiple instances of racial oppression against Native Americans and African Americans as well as the implementation of anti-black segregation laws and prejudiced treatment of Hispanic and Arab Americans.
The extreme polarization of American political parties has occurred alongside racial sorting because political rhetoric targeting citizens based on their race allows parties to create electorally beneficial white and non-white blocs. The exploitation of white Americans' racial concerns regarding population shifts generates this effect because these changes threaten their societal standing and associated resource access. Racial fears produce an environment for illiberalism growth while enabling politicians to divert attention from increasing financial disparities.
