With our culture wars about racism at the moment, there has been polarisation between 'All white people are racist and not to admit you are racist is itself racist' and the denial in response 'Western society isn't racist and neither am I' (as a white person)

Generally representing left and right on the political spectrum. How to frame these in a more constructive dialogue? There is an implicit contradiction here about how we should live, on one hand we want to say ethics is fundamentally about 'allowing freedom as long as...

we are not doing harm' but now many are realising this ethical principle does not lead to the racially just and equitable society that we want. Those on the right are often saying, 'I'm not actively harming you, so stop calling me racist', those on the left are saying (in effect)

'that's not enough, the social structures and prevailing culture mean that even if you don't do any harm, we are not living in a just and equitable society for everyone.' Could it be we are noticing the limits of the 'liberty as long as you do no harm' principle? If so,

notice that Jesus teaches not, 'don't do to others what you wouldn't want them to do to you' (reciprocity) but love 'do to others what you would have them do to you' (Mt 7:12). This higher bar of love is what is needed to move beyond the current situation, and break the impasse.