Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 21 days agoWhy do Americans idolise Teddy Roosevelt?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up147arrow-down1message-squareWhy do Americans idolise Teddy Roosevelt?Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
I know nothing about him other than stuffed bears and and an elk is named after him. Robotnik ass looking nerd.
minus-squareKuori [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·21 days ago'cause in our national mythos he’s basically styled as a gentleman adventurer sort. his whole bag is “overcame a sickly childhood and grew up into a badass tough guy who was also president, wowzers!”
minus-squareANarcoSnowPlow [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·21 days agoHe worked hard to cultivate that identity.
'cause in our national mythos he’s basically styled as a gentleman adventurer sort. his whole bag is “overcame a sickly childhood and grew up into a badass tough guy who was also president, wowzers!”
He worked hard to cultivate that identity.