Uh, dude, the source for those stories about Hitler being a war hero is, drum roll please… Hitler himself. Historians never really questioned the accuracy of the stories until recently. Turns out they’re bull****.
Let’s not get our wires crossed. This is most definitely a fight for freedom of information and transparency. They’re focusing on the US because it was a private who leaked 200,000 some odd SIPRnet cables, giving wikileaks quite a bit of information to work with. And while I certainly disagree with releasing gossip in the way of diplomatic cables, I can appreciate the logic behind it, that being to gain publicity and widespread recognition so people will actually pay attention to important information when its finally released. A cynical approach, to be sure, but also a very accurate reading of people in general. Also, the US is the country everyone loves to hate, including Americans, so it makes sense to shine the spotlight on the superpower.
But we’ll see how people feel once that spotlight is shining on everyones dirty laundry.
It isn’t so much a matter of people hating what is “better” than them, which is hardly the truth of the matter, but of people desperately wanting to see the man on top of the mountain fall. We’re hardly the first case of this mentality, and we certainly won’t be the last.