Racism in the 21st Century

I'm in my 60s, and have a sister, a dear woman I love very much. We are both White. Even though she lives in a city far away, we keep in touch via email and usually Skype 1c a week or even more. She is married to her 1st husband of some 40 years, has two children who have families and lives of their own. She was a small business owner, a bookkeeping and accounting service, but she's retired now. And yes, she's a Republican. She believes the Government is too large, taxes too high, and socialism is creeping up on us. But she is not a wackjob, a tea-bagger, or radical. She is a Conservative as that label was meant when she became politically aware, sometime in the mid-60s. We have lots of conversations about this'n'that, but rarely discuss politics because we are both afraid it will damage our relationship. We each respect the other's point of view, and view each other as Patriots in the best sense of the word. We do agree, though, that the religious right are a bunch of wackjobs and religion should not play a part in Government. Neither of us practices any religion, although we were raised Catholic.