This is one of the better articles I've seen that addresses "alienated whites in Obama's America" in a way that invites exploration...though I'm sure there are many whose world view's are so rigidly fixed that a civil, constructive discussion is not yet possible:
This is not an article about how Bill O’Reilly is just like Adolf Hitler. Nevertheless, there are parallels between the multiethnic Habsburg Empire and the contemporary United States, in particular the racial alienation felt by some in the ethnic majority after previously marginalized minorities gained a measure of political power.
via inthesetimes.com