Here is modern politics in 2017:
Socialists/Marxists have given up on trying to appeal to the white working class. They know it's a losing game, so their focus has shifted onto increasing third world immigration to get the votes they need. Their goal is to totally diminish the influence as the white working class as a voting bloc. Virtually everyone is aware of this, either consciously or subconsciously and this is why politics seems so tense right now. What was one just a subtext for other issues is now more or less out in the open.
In modern politics, three main groups are forming. White men, white women, and everyone else. White men are on one side, everyone else is on the other, and they are both vying for the white women vote. White men tell them "we are your cultural protectors, come with us", while everyone else tells them "white men are oppressing you, we will give you more freedom".