"Racism" has become the universal excuse, justification and explanation in Western societies. So it is possible to ask whether the idea of a 'systemic racism' in our societies does not come from a self-perpetuating circle: the obsessive discourse on racism feeds the idea that one is a victim of racism, the idea that one is a victim of racism reinforces the analyses of the racist character of society, etc... ad infinitum.

"Systemic racism" has become the mantra that allows people to avoid any complex analysis of social phenomena, and to prevent any discourse that does not please the activists of identity politics. "Racist" is now little more than a way to discredit any non-conforming opinion; an instrument to make people shut up.
(Pierre Jourde: La tyrannie vertueuse)