The counter to this though, is that the time when things weren't politicized was essentially when minority groups didn't have political, eoconomic, cultural pow

The counter to this though, is that the time when things weren't politicized was essentially when minority groups didn't have political, eoconomic, cultural power. There is no new split into two Americas, there was always a split- between those who had political, cultural and economic power, and those that don't. The only difference now is that the people who are in the group with power aren't exclusively rich, white, conservative men. We can go back, we can stop black people from getting loans and decent jobs, we can make all our women secretaries again, and I'm sure that will solve all our political ills.