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Similarly, Derek Bell, father of Critical Race Theory, maintained that America was inherently racist and that racial progress was impossible. When Barack Obama rose to the presidency, Bell famously dismissively called him “the black face of white supremacy,” illustrating how cynicism replaced earlier idealism. Rufo notes this pattern of ideological idealism turning into cynicism or nihilism, as radicals rationalize even failures, ultimately believing societal decline is inevitable.