I'm so tired of the internet fellating Teddy Roosevelt for being a "badass"

[CynicalIdealist]

Anyone else with me on this?

Best way to shoot down said fellatio of said former president?

[Questionable]

I get you 100%. Here's a useful article I found on the legacy of American Progressivism:

http://theredphoenixapl.org/2010/08/23/american-progressivism/

Excerpt:

Teddy Roosevelt was essentially one of the first progressive politicians to gain major influence in America. He did envision a society in which smaller business operated without such harmful interference from big corporations, but this view did not equate to socialism and enabled capitalism to thrive in America. It was merely the emphasis on petty-bourgeoisie rather than the proletarian working class. His jingoist nature proved to outweigh his “progressive” views. It was arguably Teddy who helped introduce America to true, more modernized imperialism. While the genocidal acts of the settlers and the Mexican-American war had already proven America’s status as imperialistic at the time, Teddy proved that America was capable of expanding even further overseas to acquire market power.

[cynicles]

Wasn't this also the guy who once referred to the japanese as 'honorary Aryans'?