Is there a benefit to racism?

[Dill]

(08-14-2018, 06:05 AM)Beaker Wrote: Are there individuals or groups that benefit in wealth and power by keeping Americans racially divided?

Yes, there are people who perceive a benefit in racial division (often poor whites) and there are others who actually reap benefits--like getting elected by promising policies that target racial and ethnic groups perceived to disadvantage the dominant race or races.  People who benefit from the current president's policies--companies ready to drill on Bears Ears National Monument land--owe that benefit in part to the racially divisive rhetoric which got him elected. Voter id policies benefit one party more than another, and the effort to convince people they are necessary keeps Americans racially divided.