No that's not the argument I'm making at all. But thanks for putting words in my mouth. It isn't about any intrinsic quality of race. But race does have a compo

No that's not the argument I'm making at all. But thanks for putting words in my mouth. It isn't about any intrinsic quality of race. But race does have a component inasmuch as any way to define an in and out group does. White western Europeans have very similar cultures and societal norms due to their shared history. A Frenchman, Swiss and German are likely to have generally similar views on what would be acceptable speech for example. But not all Americans have a shared culture and history that would influence their ideas. That's because, from even the very beginning, we have had a very civic minded form of nationality that 300 years ago was unheard of. And today is still fairly unique. But if I am a Presbyterian New Englander my cultural norms and what would be considered socially acceptable behavior will differ than a Baptist Southerner, A Catholic West coaster or an Atheist Midwesterner. There different regional cultures, religions, and cultural influences from our immigrant ancestors are going to shape things quite a lot. When I was growing up we called this the American melting pot. I don't know if that terminology is still used. When you have a nation of immigrants they are going to have different ideas they want to express. Usually you will have one majority but many majorities. Traditionally that majority was rooted in the descendants of early English colonists. Sometimes derisively called WASPs. America has had a lot of strife between different groups interacting such as the large Irish influx during the potato famine. German and Italians during periods of upheaval in the late 19th century. Chinese immigrants on the west coast around the same time. Interactions and immigration both ways with our northern and southern neighbors. The consequences of the African slave trade. It goes on and on.