Well yes. That would be ideal.
But I see zero chance of that happening in any societal sense because people aren't seeking those answers. In fact, they don't really even want to hear them. Instead they are seeking to use specific issues (race, the environment, LGBT rights, guns, education, religion, health care, etc.) to frame and confirm their own larger political beliefs.
And note. This is not a one-sided thing where it is just one side that isn't listening. While I would argue that it is more the right (or some on the right) who aren't interested in having a serious conversation about race, LGBT rights and the environment. It is more the left (or some on the left) who aren't interested in having a serious conversation about religious freedom and perhaps some urban issues like homelessness, housing, drug abuse, and spillover issues like crime.
And note, there has never been a single moment in American history (or in the history of any other society) where there weren't major ideological splits on one topic or another. In the early 1800s it was Federalists vs Democrats. In the mid-1800s it was slavery vs. abolition. Pick any moment in time and you can find huge political divisions.
The more important thing I think is to retain respect for the basic political institutions and freedoms that we all have and not throw that all away over political divisions. I think we are closer to that now than we have been in a long time. And it really isn't about race. Race is just one battlefield between two political tides trying to push they country in opposite directions. I have no idea what the answer is. But I do know one thing for certain and that is that is better to solve our differences democratically rather than via any other means.