It's level 1 intellectualism; being smart enough to realize that your nation's myths are all scams, but not being smart enough to realize that every nations myths are a scam.
THE BIZARRE PART ABOUT HAVING A VAST AND VARIED ANCESTRY SPANNING 2/3 OF THE GLOBE IS THAT YOU FIND OUT THAT, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING, YOUR HISTORIC FAMILY MEMBERS WERE EITHER THE CAUSE OR THE VICTIMS OF JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING; THE OTHER BIZARRE THING IS THAT WHEN A LIBERAL HARPS ON ABOUT AMERICAS HISTORY OF SLAVERY, COLONIALISM, RACISM AND PATRIARCHY, THEY EXPECT ME TO THINK THIS IS SOMEHOW A BIG DEAL, LIKE AMERICA SOMEHOW OWNED THE COPYRIGHTS ON ANY OF THIS