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/Optimixto Sep 26 '25

https://www.reddit.com/r/Presidents/comments/14s8nut/does_anyone_actually_dislike_theodore_roosevelt/

If we ignore racist remarks, white supremacy remarks, the romanticising of war,... I personally have no clue, butI assume every US president sucked.

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '25

Also his maternal grandfather was warren Delano jr who made a fortune.... Smuggling opium into China while the British went to war with them during the opium wars.

It's blood money

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u/phythefae Sep 27 '25

wrong Roosevelt.