Whoopi Goldberg went too far on Monday’s episode of ABC’s The View, saying the Holocaust was “not about race.” She quickly apologized and was suspended for two weeks. Those worried about antisemitism and other ethnic conflicts, however, will find little solace in this. Goldberg’s remarks are just the latest example of how the American debate over race is altering our perceptions of the world—and not in a positive way. We’ve evolved into a nation that doesn’t recognize violence unless it’s perpetrated by white people against people of color. Goldberg’s surrounding statements, which focused on Holocaust education and the possibility of...