Racism isn’t wrong because leftist scolds will cancel you over it, it’s wrong because it’s a false understanding of the world, a form of collectivism and group-think.

Also racism isn’t saying the wrong word or making an off-color (pun intended) joke. It’s ceasing to see humans as individuals who possess consciousness (God) and the capacity to choose, no matter their ancestry or country of origin.

Separate this basic fact from the scourge of unchecked, unvetted mass illegal immigration which is so obviously a problem, and you can advocate for sane policies without reverting to long-repudiated race collectivism.

We don’t want people who can’t follow the rules of an open western society not because they are from County X or are of Race Y, but because they won’t follow the rules. If someone of X and Y is willing to follow the rules, and go through the process of demonstrating that, I am happy to have them wherever I live. But property vetting them is not a trivial matter, and there should be no excuses made or pity admissions granted, barring that.

You don’t have to turn into a racist ideologue to want sane policy. Correct for the excesses of the last five years, but don’t overcorrect into your own collectivist dystopia.