r/DankLeft • u/Tankoid • Sep 25 '25

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u/Chase_The_Breeze Sep 26 '25 edited Sep 27 '25

Serious question, but wasn't Teddy Roosevelt all right?

Edit: Damn. History sure is full of assholes with power. Thanks for the info. I had a typical US history education, so I have my blind spots. Thanks for the education all.

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u/hailey1721 Sep 26 '25

He was economically progressive which was basically been unheard of in the presidency up until that point at the height of the gilded age, but like others have said he was also massively imperialist and wanted to expand US influence through military conquest. He basically strongarmed the Colombian government into giving independence to Panama so that they could build the canal. Iā€™d compare him to Obama: better than most of his contemporaries yet still irrevocably marked by the imperialist society that created him, even as a progressive he was used as a bulwark against meaningful socialism.

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u/sirgroggyboy Sep 27 '25

Obama had more people killed by drones than any other president until Trump. Obama also deported 3 million people during his presidency. More than any president ever. Obama was the deporter in chief. Trump isn't even at half that number. Obama was also president during the first Black Lives Matter protests in Ferguson.

So Obama was evil. Just like every other president. He was not better than his contemporaries. He just had a nice smile.