The Brutal Truth About Teddy Roosevelt

This video might change your mind about the famous president.

[@Oldguy9302]

You can not judge men born over 100 years ago by the moral standards of today

[@scottzema3103]

Oh really? Can you judge Hitler's massacre of the Jews based on the standards of the day, or slavery, or are those acceptable to you?

[@scottzema3103]

That is pure nonsense.

[@Mr.Archduke]

@@scottzema3103He said he requires moral standards, but back in the 1800’s the moral standards held today weren’t the same as back then? Also he said over one hundred years ago, and to add on Washington had slaves does that make him bad?

[@Oldguy9302]

@@scottzema3103 yeah moron that’s why I said over 100 years ago, so before you try to call people out try to have basic reading comprehension.

[@Oldguy9302]

@@scottzema3103 and no the story is that there were different moral standards in the past it is asinine to hold people to the modern standard.

[@carlosjuarez4327]

That "racist" also fought along side Cubans to help then gain their independence from Spain

[@alteredfrost6577]

And brought Native Americans with him to fight

[@pixel6698]

Not really an argument. I don't see how that absolves him of his crimes.

[@crrispycreme1484]

Y le damos gracias🇺🇸🇨🇺

[@carlosjuarez4327]

@@pixel6698 well that's your view point and I respect it . I definitely don't think he was perfect but I also don't hold people who were born in 1858 to the standards of today

[@pixel6698]

@@carlosjuarez4327 What he did may not have seemed that extreme to white Americans back then, but for native Americans whose ancestors were forced off their land by him that doesn't make him innocent.

[@carneyrealestateteamatkell8675]

Why is Nationalist being thrown around as a slur? Every president should care deeply about our nation

[@colonel1003]

Can’t be patriotic anymore

[@rickydinto]

He's a supporter of eugenics and white supremacy...☠️

[@BradenBlorp]

There's a difference in nationalism and patriotism Nationalism is the negative version of patriotism

[@SirBuzz]

The American Left has gone so far Left, they consider loving the U.S. as racist. They are absolutely insane.

[@SirBuzz]

Because the American Left has become far too Left and completely insane

[@HolgerDanske]

I still count him as a great president. He also was the first president to invite a black man to dine in the white house and appointed the first black female postmaster general.

[@chideraalexanderdex547]

Lol ooooh hé invited a black guy to eat at his house What a pro black activist Lol gtfoh bro. Who gives a shit if the racist invited one black dude to eat Dafuq did that crap do for anybody? It probably didn't even positively help the black dude in the long run

[@scottzema3103]

Yeah those folks before that had to dine in the kitchen.

[@marieknight9385]

Those little crumbs don’t make him great that just he was making political moves to gain more support, clearly worked on you though

[@bhgraf08]

@@marieknight9385cry some more

[@HolgerDanske]

@@marieknight9385 Did he own slaves? Did he start wars? Was he corrupt? Did he get us into a recession? Did he sleep with interns and lie about it? Did he take bribes and cheat the citizens? Nevermind. You already have your mind made up. Have a great day.

[@annslezewick6217]

He invited Booker T Washington to have dinner with him and his family at the White house. First time a black man had dinner at the white house. The Southern racists went wild and it was too dangerous for Booker to continue to associate with Teddy. But they had correspondence, and Booker would visit Teddy after hours in secret in the white house, and advise him on his cabinet appointments. HE told Booker he wanted to choose men who would work to raise up the black race. Booker was an informal adviser to Teddy. There's a whole book about their relationship. Teddy also went to Tuskegee University and supported that Black college in Alabama. He was a supporter of blacks in America! True story. And yes he was an imperialist.

[@gaogaigarfinal6]

As a black man I’m also a die hard nationalist. Nothing wrong with it. Love my country to death

[@DrMegaMetal]

@@gaogaigarfinal6hell yeah brother

[@jigbie7922]

@@gaogaigarfinal6Also I brought this banana you could peel upside down while you attempt to pretend anybody ever taught you how to read instead of throw your feces at the wall and go "ooh ooh ahh ahh"

[@jigbie7922]

@@gaogaigarfinal6I ALMOST FORGOT YOUR BANANA 🍌

[@alexsalazar5161]

literally every king and leader is a conqueror. modern times are just stupid

[@dejesusb8598]

I’d vote for him right now over any current political candidate.

[@dragonslayer7724]

If Theodore was alive today, he'd do what he did in 1912 "these candidates suck, screw you both, I'm making my own party"

[@warweasel2832]

Roosevelt is exactly the guy we need right now.

[@SheResellsSeashells]

He is one of the greatest presidents ever. For you to call him a racist is unacceptable. I guess Grunge wants his face blasted off Mt Rushmore? Seriously, it's because of ignorant videos like this that people go do stupid things like destroying the state of Christopher Columbus. Maybe go read what he wrote in context. Yes, he said that because he saw what horrible things the INDIANS did...but he also said they should be treated with respect. Those were different times. "The only wise and honorable and Christian thing to do is to treat each Black man and each white man strictly on his merits as a man, giving him no more and no less than he shows himself worthy to have,” - Roosevelt

[@Trollingthemloudly]

it's just demoncrap propaganda

[@Byerly2k20]

​@@Trollingthemloudly What?

[@user-wf9yh1df4v]

@@TrollingthemloudlyIronic because Teddy was a goddamn Republican

[@Trollingthemloudly]

@@user-wf9yh1df4v i'm saying this video is democrat propaganda

[@kiddiamond6936]

Teddy Roosevelt was not a racist. In fact he was an advocate for the equality of man. When the left wanted to segregate Federal Offices (and other things) Teddy kept these post desegregated and constantly made sure the leftist counties would follow these.

[@guitarshred32]

Wrong. Roosevelt was not racist, by the standards of his time or ours. He was the first president to allow a black man to dine in the White House. Growing up in rancher country, he had some run ins with natives and was understandably distrustful.

[@truegodverse]

Roosevelt hardly saw all Black Americans as equals. “As a race and in the mass they are altogether inferior to the whites,” he confided to a friend in a 1906 letter. Ten years later, he told Senator Henry Cabot Lodge that “the great majority of Negroes in the South are wholly unfit for the suffrage” and that giving them voting rights could “reduce parts of the South to the level of Haiti.” ” he said in 1886, “but I believe nine out of every ten are, and I shouldn’t like to inquire too closely into the case of the tenth. The most vicious cowboy has more moral principle than the average Indian.” Roosevelt’s racial philosophy of white superiority dovetailed with his support of the eugenics movement, which advocated selective breeding to engineer a race of people with more “desirable” characteristics, and sterilization of “less desirable” people, such as criminals, people with developmental disabilities-and for some, people of color. “Society has no business to permit degenerates to reproduce,” he wrote in 1913. “Some day we will realize that the prime duty, the inescapable duty of the good citizen of the right type is to leave his or her blood behind him in the world; and that we have no business to permit the perpetuation of citizens of the wrong type.” US President Theodore Roosevelt was an outspoken critic of Joseon and Korean people. He described Koreans as "unenlightened and recalcitrant" and proudly called himself "pro-Japanese". These sentiments were mostly shared by other high-level US officials, who felt that colonization by the more-enlightened Japanese would be beneficial to Korea. Negative impressions may have been somewhat influenced by "Japanese information channels", which had significantly higher funding and reach in the US than any Korean sources did. In a subsequent book, “The Winning of the West,” Roosevelt explained that U.S. actions toward American Indians were part of the larger, noble endeavor of European colonialism: All men of sane and wholesome thought must dismiss with impatient contempt the plea that these continents should be reserved for the use of scattered savage tribes. … Most fortunately, the hard, energetic, practical men who do the rough pioneer work of civilization in barbarous lands, are not prone to false sentimentality. The people who are, these stay-at-homes are too selfish and indolent, too lacking in imagination, to understand the race-importance of the work which is done by their pioneer brethren in wild and distant lands.... (I agree that he is a good leader, but he is a racist from the perspective of our times.)

[@truegodverse]

Roosevelt hardly saw all Black Americans as equals. “As a race and in the mass they are altogether inferior to the whites,” he confided to a friend in a 1906 letter. Ten years later, he told Senator Henry Cabot Lodge that “the great majority of Negroes in the South are wholly unfit for the suffrage” and that giving them voting rights could “reduce parts of the South to the level of Haiti.” he said in 1886, “but I believe nine out of every ten are, and I shouldn’t like to inquire too closely into the case of the tenth. The most vicious cowboy has more moral principle than the average Indian.” US President Theodore Roosevelt was an outspoken critic of Joseon and Korean people. He described Koreans as "unenlightened and recalcitrant" and proudly called himself "pro-Japanese". These sentiments were mostly shared by other high-level US officials, who felt that colonization by the more-enlightened Japanese would be beneficial to Korea. Negative impressions may have been somewhat influenced by "Japanese information channels", which had significantly higher funding and reach in the US than any Korean sources did In a subsequent book, “The Winning of the West,” Roosevelt explained that U.S. actions toward American Indians were part of the larger, noble endeavor of European colonialism: All men of sane and wholesome thought must dismiss with impatient contempt the plea that these continents should be reserved for the use of scattered savage tribes. … Most fortunately, the hard, energetic, practical men who do the rough pioneer work of civilization in barbarous lands, are not prone to false sentimentality. The people who are, these stay-at-homes are too selfish and indolent, too lacking in imagination, to understand the race-importance of the work which is done by their pioneer brethren in wild and distant lands…. (I agree that he is a good leader, but he is a racist from the perspective of our times.)

[@truegodverse]

I agree that he is a good leader, but he is a racist from the perspective of our times.

[@stevefrancis1191]

Your point you’re making right here, it’s what a lot of us Americans think. And that person that responded is either a child or someone that is incapable of talking with grown ups.

[@truegodverse]

@@stevefrancis1191 Okay, so can you tell me what part of what I said was wrong?

[@Grasongardner]

He also was a badass

[@bikeman1x11]

thats wh6y death came for him in his sleep so he didnt get punched

[@hess14n]

He also believed Japan to be a civilized society on par with the U.S. and Britain, and he also was a close friend with Booker T. Washington. When he invited Washington to the white house for dinner, he noted in his journal that he felt ashamed that even a small part of him wished not to dine with him because of his skin color. He then insisted that he dine with Washington to spite that, and even had his daughter and wife present. He wasn't a racist, he was a product of his time and the first president to separate from the old ones

[@UpsonPrattJr.]

If anyone knows anything about history, the native people of America weren't exactly the most friendly to each other, other tribes or anyone else.

[@badmagic5247]

Also they constantly attacked the Americans

[@Pocoentertainmentstudio]

Of course not im someone who feed son all historical information and the native Americans aren’t the peaceful nature love stereotype we make them out as they were just as blood thirsty as every other race the Aztecs are a good example

[@Chicano_pistolero]

I’m ac actual Native American and I’ll be the first to tell you we were slaughtering each other and wiping out nations before it was a thing

[@jigbie7922]

@@Pocoentertainmentstudiowhite people aren't bloodthirsty. We have the lowest crime statistics for a reaaaason. Simply civilized far sooner than other races and it shows. We the whites value intelligence and charisma far more than physical strength. We weren't bred for generations to be animals, some other races however were EXACTLY bred that way if you catch my drift 😮

[@Hometownlegend]

Why would we be when the US broke every treaty with Native’s ? You want peace but can’t follow your own words , cmon man it doesnt work like that. Just like the US was blood thirsty to get Texas in the 1840’s from Mexico. Try to show me the difference

[@than0s948]

People seem to forget that in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T Washington to the White House for dinner, being one of the only black men to step foot in the building during that time frame. That very event pissed off Southerners for over 30 years.

[@user-pg1vm8ds4e]

It pissed off racists, not southerners..

[@Vicari0usly]

I really wouldn’t call him racist. A woman named Minnie Cox was the first black postmaster for a post office in what would be modern Indiana, many white people of that town gathered and protested and threatened violence against Minnie for her skin color. When Teddy Roosevelt got word that Minnie resigned from her position out of fear of physical harm. Teddy ordered directly that Minnie still be paid her wages as postmaster, and he stopped the mail service from that post office until they allowed Minnie back as postmaster. Teddy kept the mail cut off for over a year, and although Minnie didn’t return as postmaster. She was able to start the one of the first ever Black owned Banks in that state of Indiana.

[@r.j.amadeus9128]

Yes! I had forgotten her name because I read it so many years ago.

[@jobymahon2871]

Dude he was the first president to let black men have dinner at the white house.... You sir are a liar.

[@brandon7482]

Imperialist and racist, so quick to judge one of the greatest president we ever had. If it wasn’t for men like him, we wouldn’t have the great country we had today, so show a little thanks. Thanks to the whiny, millennial, 6th place award winners of today who knows what our great country will look like in 10 years.

[@DrMegaMetal]

As a gen z I 100 percent agree

[@natebox4550]

Y’all boomers are the ones who act like every else is super whiny yet forget what you were like in the 60’s. News flash. Being whiny about social issues isn’t a new idea, and it ain’t like yall didn’t do it either.

[@brandon7482]

@@natebox4550 I was born in the 80s

[@TheFrizbaloid]

Roosevelt also had disdain for people with split loyalties saying anyone using a hyphen in their nationality isn’t a true American. He was right.

[@xavierwhitcraft1310]

I agree. If you were born in the US you are full blooded American. Doesn’t matter where your family comes from.

[@warweasel2832]

@@xavierwhitcraft1310 If you naturalize you’re also full blooded. No foreigner can claim “American blood” through ancestry. You have to participate in the Great American Experiment. It’s also why no matter where you live, you must pay taxes. Only those who push the country forward can be allowed to even claim the name “American”.

[@user-yn7hi7du1u]

Key words "an 1886 speech"

[@exodus6996]

there was plenty of people thousands of years before him that had better morals, time doesn’t change the elementary concept of morality and justice

[@chdv5736]

Austrian painter 🌚

[@Thewookman]

@@exodus6996this video makes me love him even more.

[@lmvr127]

@@exodus6996what makes you think YOU won’t be judged by your own descendants?

[@warweasel2832]

@@exodus6996 But also, people change. He was wrong but he didn’t take that too his grave. He wasn’t even president in ‘86

[@haydenf9678]

Considering you didn’t live on the plains and encounter the “scattered savage tribes” he was talking about, I am going to go with his understanding. It’s foolish to say that he was evil because he believed American culture and society was better for the people who lived under it.

[@zachrat9083]

I already loved him. You don't have to convince me any further.

[@Cruzader4000]

He punished a city for being racist

[@trumpwonyoudolts]

I already like the guy, you don’t have to keep selling him.

[@raymondtorres-gy8uj]

You don't count because you "LOVE" DARTH TRAITOR & Traitor's don't count...🤯🤦😂😂😂🖕

[@raymondtorres-gy8uj]

Also DARTH TRAITOR did'nt win nothing but the way to a honest living in his soon to be new Home "PRISON" with some of his Best Friends. Rudy might just be his bunk buddy's!! 😂😂😂 If you love the TRAITOR so much go & smack the first cop you see so they can lock you up & ask to be sent to his cell as his bunky..😂😂🖕 That's for your Master the TRAITOR 🖕😂😂

[@scottzema3103]

Well if you like Trump, maybe you have been attracted to the bad parts of Roosevelt. Sounds like you like bad stuff. I mean there may be a lot more to dislike about him than you imagine. But he did do some good legislation!

[@withlessAsbestos]

⁠@@raymondtorres-gy8ujdfac?

[@donttreadonme123]

@@raymondtorres-gy8ujdunno what your talking about but you’re the typa guy to still be salty the confederacy lost

[@Lacucarachadefuego]

I mean yeah, but like are you gonna call him that to his face? He was shot by an assassin in the chest and just continued the speech he was in the middle of giving with the bullet still lodged in his fucking rib cage

[@chideraalexanderdex547]

Wtf does that have to do with anything

[@Lacucarachadefuego]

@@chideraalexanderdex547 what doesn’t it have to do with everything

[@chideraalexanderdex547]

@@Lacucarachadefuego a racist soldier is still a racist

[@MJ2A]

@@chideraalexanderdex547Ok, and?

[@sullysquid674]

@@chideraalexanderdex547lol cry baby

[@00Snake77]

You should read the book about him. Yes, he was racist, believing that the white man was the superior race but he also believed that the other races must build themselves up and show their strength. He's racist by our standards but a fair man for a man of his time. He's also had multiple bad experiences with natives when he was out ranching in South Dakota. Not trying to excuse his opinion on natives, only explaining it.

[@withlessAsbestos]

Yeah it’s kind of like how an Early male Feminist would sound. “Women should have the right to work… with her husbands permission.”

[@scottzema3103]

SO WAS HITLER. What a bunch of pure Garbage. You live in good old Red South Dakota? Is that where all the motorcycle bums get together for Sturgis? Where Hitler could appear on the ballot as a Republican and could even win office? YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN BE POSTING.

[@kgf3279]

Best president ever

[@TheRosebud1876]

He wasn’t racist he was an American. Natives were savages. They had to be to survive in this world. I alway felt horrible about what happened to the natives. Then I learned some Native American history. They slaughtered and enslaved each other for land, hunting grounds and rivalry. We showed up and did the same. We were savages too. Different times.

[@lolbit1232]

Wouldn’t say they nor we where savages….not innocent but definitely not savages, many tribes, states, and groups had a rather rich and cool history and culture to them and like you said the USA was just a competing power

[@rettillanri4reisiii28ieie6]

Imagine this guy judge Genghis Khan by modern day moral standard😂

[@dismalparade322]

Trying to discredit the most American of presidents. Weak.

[@StankAssss]

We love Teddy! USA

[@chideraalexanderdex547]

Of course you do The son of a thief is also a thief Does it surprise me that the son of a r@pist defends and enjoys r@pe Of course not

[@snifey7694]

Your three words of disdain does not sell me the reputation of Teddy

[@HellOnFourLegs]

you see what is happening to the civilized side of the world... HE WASNT WRONG... and neither was the other guy...

[@daves2552]

So your saying he was better then Biden?

[@josephkilmer7440]

You convinced me… He was a great man!

[@newparadigm7444]

Roosevelt was right ! If only we had men like him leading the West today!

[@ronaldreagan4023]

Based Theodore

[@GavinWilkins-kg2yu]

My man is out manifesting some destiny

[@michaelwalsh601]

He was not a white supremacist, per se, although he did hold racist beliefs. He did not claim there was a superior white race, but he did believe some cultures were superior to or more civilized than others. He did consider Japanese people to be civilized, and considered Italians to be untrustworthy. Some of the groups he liked were non-white, and some of the groups he disliked were white. However, even those beliefs he considered generalities, and acknowledged that individuals should be judged as individuals, regardless of their culture. If he were a modern man he would be backward, but he was extremely forward thinking for his time.

[@averystevenson7155]

"And i wouldnt be sure about the tenth" is the conclusion to that last quote lol

[@baronvondorff3955]

Your attempt at character assassination hath backfired methinks. 😂

[@Johnny-ms8pt]

It is not the critic that counts. The credit belongs to the man in the arena. In this case the critic is 100 years after his death. Teddy Roosevelt was 20x the man most of could ever hope to be.

[@Johnny-ms8pt]

What exactly is wrong with thinking our nation is superior to others? Oh it’s mean? Grow up

[@christineparis5607]

Like most people, he was a good man with some great ideas...and a very flawed human being...he spoke with absolute confidence, but also had doubts, bouncing a lot of ideas and opinions off his daughter, Alice, who was very like him, tough, opinionated and confident in her judgemental behavior and attitudes of those times. People are always flawed, and hopefully learn from their experiences and mistakes. He went from blowing away every animal he could possibly find to committed environmentalism. He did invite black Americans into the White House and spoke out for all Americans, even though he thought all white was might. I hope that if he was alive today he would have been less of a bigot and racist....

[@chideraalexanderdex547]

This is bullshit The men who built an idea of the world to justify their atrocities are evil men Evil people are still capable of great and impressive things but it doesn't make them any less evil If this cvnt lived today he'd be as racist as the many racist white people across the world

[@marieknight9385]

And? He’s still a douche

[@ChippinFlint]

He would be flabbergasted at this gay culture Americans are forced to live in by the crybaby loud minority.

[@Mrcurious0323]

Race race race. Doesn't change my admiration for this man at all

[@ADP057]

Yes he held racist beliefs, but he also demonstrated the ability to push past and stretch his hand to help African Americans. Look into Minnie Cox or how Roosevelt often converced with black intellectuals. He wasn't perfect, but he stands out for his time.

[@isaac_r_s2716]

Those “cons” aren’t even that big of a deal, the west IS better in most aspects and America IS the greatest country, a US president should think in that same way anyways and that’s why our country is sucking right now, because there’s a lack of Teddy Roosevelts in our society and in govt

[@exodus6996]

you’re too ignorant to understand your own statement

[@safaa3618]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 sure racist

[@trabant3060]

That's why we love him

[@formulatag5880]

just made me love him even more

[@rexolson2219]

He did more than most

[@FashSilverback]

“Nationalist, imperialist, and racist.” All I’m hearing is more cool shit. Where’s the bad stuff?

[@andrewhosszu5775]

Dude I already liked him. You don't need to sell me more.

[@joshuabick2913]

I already love teddy Roosevelt you don’t have to sell me more on him

[@gachapinCUEVA]

A good man and a damn good president - A Texican says this

[@armenius7553]

Love him even more

[@derpyzmayhem420]

So in other words, he's based

[@Nixonforprez68]

Yeah when he said that, wagons were still being burned, men being scalped, and women and children raepd and sold as slaves to other indian tribes. Who never even understood the concept of the wheel until Europeans came. Cry about it.

[@edwarddailey21]

he did say it was up to western countries to rule the other countries that couldn't rule themselves, how many of those nation at this time are doing well and prospering with the democracy, well I'm just saying facts.

[@jamiepasquariello2652]

Different times back then. Wasn't racist

[@isaaccuellar3271]

Teddy for 2024

[@ocelotcake9359]

He saved football and stepped in against the russo american war , you generation is fucked pal. What happened to America jeez.

[@XxJj95xX]

Theodore is just as Savage for making that statement… -A Native American

[@DanManMdFan]

Okay, now do Woodrow Wilson.

[@F-14DSuperTomcat]

Long live Roosevelt

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Long Live Absolute World Peace

[@ccsfstudios2321]

Still better then Woodrow Wilson and by a mile.

[@scottzema3103]

By a mile? Really?

[@ccsfstudios2321]

@@scottzema3103 absolutely.

[@scottzema3103]

Really? Explain. That sounds like a lot. @@ccsfstudios2321

[@swk38]

pretty easy, considering wilson was a vegetable when he 'left' office

[@ccsfstudios2321]

@@swk38 that and Roosevelt was a significantly better man.

[@mitra2830]

What are you telling me a guy from a old racist time was an old racist?!?! 🤯🤯

[@chideraalexanderdex547]

Old racist time?😅😅 😂😂 So you are telling me that your kind isn't racist anymore? Yet here you are defending your evil ancestors Funny dude

[@scottzema3103]

Beautiful question. And I am! LOL

[@ZuZu66667]

He wasn’t wrong

[@danielmeier8321]

And I say he is right.

[@_Clem_H_Fandango_]

He didn't get the Panama canal started the French did that. The French gave up on the canal and the US took it over after the French lost so many men. They couldn't contend with those disease carrying mosquitoes

[@christopherdavidson5979]

Didn't they follow Frances lead in Indo China too. Yeah hmmm.

[@Bill_Clinton.]

Everyone was back , and he's still an honest man who can kick ass

[@Bill_Clinton.]

I forgot to mention that Africa, he could have taken easy on the hunting thing, but now we have a lot of artifacts in the Smithsonian Museum

[@nosk7611]

It wouldn’t be a grunge post if it wasn’t garbage

[@user-er8kz2jg6o]

Winning a Nobel doesn’t mean much anymore these days.

[@neematavakoli4350]

I dont know when being a nationalist became a bad thing.

[@Mediterraneus_Psychopathos]

Thanks for pointing those out, man, now I like him even more!

[@maxedoutvibes]

It’s tough for me because for the longest time he’s been my favorite president, but I’m also a student of the Korean Martial Art Taekwondo, where we also study the history of Korea. And Roosevelt basically condemned the Korean people to be subjugated by the Japanese through the Treaty of Portsmouth. Which yes, ended the Russo-Japan War, but it also gave the Japanese power in countries they had no claim to.

[@PresidentWashingtonFounder]

This Makes Me Like Teddy Even Better We Cant Let This Liberal Slander Our Beloved President

[@christianalmon4117]

When Gen Z media dominates all media, youll hear more people like this guy explaining a good president.

[@bepisguy6963]

If you think he was bad, try Woodrow Wilson

[@brandonneumann5294]

They were all old white racists

[@rafaelcapuano8280]

Roosevelt was an new york aristocrat, he was a product of his enviroment.

[@taylorshipman1045]

Roosevelt may have been nationalistic and imperialist but he was certainly not racist. He was more an American exceptionalist

[@jakeivy7231]

Easy to talk shit on a dead man

[@claymorexl]

Those scattered savages did a fine job of killing and conquering each other before Europeans even knew they existed.

[@Skaetbull]

He did NOT start the panama canal started, he finished it. The project was started by France but was discontinued by them due to financial problems

[@juliansotelo7995]

No Teddy Slander will be allowed

[@Derekzparty]

He wouldn't have been electable if he wasn't a bit racist during that time period. I'm not saying he was an angel faking his racism but he did the best with what he had.

[@chocolatesunday4798]

The racist that allowed native Americans volunteer into his regiment in a time the average American was still uneasy around them. He also made it so that the value and beliefs of all tribes were respected and protected in us law…… what a racist

[@hyperboreanmakima]

So you are telling me that Teddy is even more based than I previously thought? Fuck me it must be my birthday

[@RenegadeElite101]

Judging someone of the past with morals of the present typically only ends in one way. Negatively. Overall Teddy was a great President and an American hero who should be praised as such. Between his reigning in of rampant trusts, his workers rights platform characterized by the square deal, and his push for the FDA to be established he has likely improved if not outright saved millions , if not tens of millions, of American lives of all ethnicities. Bringing up his other beliefs ,which were common in his time, to paint a negative face using our current moral beliefs is a disservice to his legacy.

[@modernnerf1]

It’s quite the shame few people have seen the full picture of the Rough Riders on San Juan Hill which had both Native Americans and African Americans. Also worth mentioning is that Teddy is the only US President to have been awarded the Medal of Honor.

[@Kettlewulf]

You don't need to sell me on how awesome teddy is, i already think he's epic.

[@Wildman-lc3ur]

I've heard one story, when Teddy was in Oklahoma,a wealthy indigenous homeowner who was attempting to convince Teddy to reintroduce bison back into the witchita mountains. Teddy refused an offer to spend the night in the man's house, instead sleeping on the patio. Eventually Teddy agreed to release bison to the witchita mountains but he still had racist ideas

[@justacentrist4147]

Robin Williams would have made an excellent Rosavelt in a period of piece. RIP MR Williams you brought joy to the world

[@hollow8730]

He made the FDA wow 🤩

[@Showa_Mechagodzilla1974]

Yeah and? You gonna remove him from Mt. Rushmore? You can’t cancel him.

[@ferrer65]

I wonder what they'd think of Woodrow Wilson if they heard half the stuff that came out of that man's mouth.

[@jakerupp3840]

If only the most perfect and generous person shall rule.. there is only one

[@yankieowl7663]

"Unrepentant, nationalist, imperialist, and rasicst" how are those exactly bad things. And rascist?

[@shooter31m]

Teddy was right.

[@chideraalexanderdex547]

Of course you believe that The son of a thief is also a thief Does it surprise me that the son of a r@pist defends and enjoys r@pe Of course not

[@davidniggemeyer1692]

Nothing wrong with Nationalism.

[@jessecooks4448]

I love him more

[@jacksetter95]

Sounds even better when you put it that way.

[@Z-J-]

Racist huh? Wait till this channel learns about booker t washington lol