Dreamer Easy

I personally haven't encountered any of these extremists who "see everything in terms of race", so I can't comment on that, but I'm reassured by Racism: a Very Short Introduction, which argues that racists are not necessarily irrational or extremist, and in fact can be argued round. The author gives a remarkable example of a British National Party candidate who campaigned on the basis that Asian people in her area were getting more than their share of local resources, was elected, and resigned when she found out the resources had actually been fairly allocated.