Cynicism on race

Why does the Democratic chorus treat racism as though it were getting worse when, if you observe reality rather than rhetoric, America is enjoying increased racial harmony? One doesn’t need to be Panglossian to acknowledge this, merely awake and not scrutinizing the issue through blue-tinted glasses.

There is a constant accretion of words and opinions that are deemed and denounced as racist. What’s more, the accumulation seems purposeful, and is. So what is the purpose?