I found this quote by Fr. Richard Rohr to be particularly cogent in light of
our presidential scapegoating/race-baiting race:

If your ego is still in charge, you will find a disposable person or group on which to project your problems. People who haven’t come to at least a minimal awareness of their own dark side will always find someone else to hate or fear. Hatred holds a group together much more quickly and easily than love and inclusivity, I am sorry to say. — online meditation, Oct.13, 2016