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In USA I think it's all the religious stuff deifying the founding enslavers. Let's be honest these people were genocidal enslavers, rapists, etc. The "revolutionary war" was largely so that they could maintain slavery and their disgusting privilege. These people are idiotic fash, not the geniuses they're portrayed as. They were fighting for evil.
This understanding of the history of USA almost completely explains most of its history.
The civil war obviously was. The revolutionary war was back when the British were still pretty heavily involved in slavery, though. Is there evidence this was a specific driving factor?
Fighting for evil? I know one example is not enough, and ignores completely the plight of native americans from the founders. But to say they were fighting for evil I would say is a mischaracterization.
Treaty of Tripoli
How could someone evil write something this cool?
Most likely, everyone dead by 1950 was a total bastard, if you measure them by modern standards. If you go all the way back to the 1700's, that's could include tolerating or participating in slavery, and of course colonial atrocities.
The American founding fathers were radical progressives for their day, though.
I also can't say that for certain; John Brown, comes to mind.
The best president is probably FDR, who was also dead by 1945.
Edit: Because it's kind of funny for me, I'm leaving the John brown part, but you definitely meant people in power.
There are plenty of bright spots if you look.