The conservative approach to racism would be to equalize opportunity (to the extent the government is allowed to) and replace the instincts that lead to racism

The conservative approach to racism would be to equalize opportunity (to the extent the government is allowed to) and replace the instincts that lead to racism with strong civic nationalism and then wait a very very long time, which is a solution that acknowledges that social change takes a long time. You claim this is denial, but that's a biased reframing of the stated solution. This is a potential solution, but is not acceptable to the 'woke'