Teddy Roosevelt gets waaaaaay too much of a historical pass, imo. Not as bad as Woodrow Wilson, but his one unambiguously good idea, the Pure Food and Drug Act, gives him moral cover amongst the public and the historical ntelligentsia for a multitude of sins.
Progressivism now is faux-left identity politics.
Once upon a time, it was Teddy Roosevelt.
It was also a Constitution shredding piece of shit named Woodrow Wilson.
The progressives still havent connected the dots.
Teddy Roosevelt gets waaaaaay too much of a historical pass, imo. Not as bad as Woodrow Wilson, but his one unambiguously good idea, the Pure Food and Drug Act, gives him moral cover amongst the public and the historical ntelligentsia for a multitude of sins.
I think the National Park idea was good as well but yeah, Teddy gets way too much of a pass.
Teddy didnтАЩt create the idea for national parks, nor designate the first one-Yellowstone. President Grant did in 1872.
Curious. Does that justify his statutes being taken down?
No. One can be honestly circumspect about a historical figureтАЩs legacy and not go into a woke hissy fit cancel culture rage.