Re: Who's old and who's new, actually?
I watch a lot of British TV (A lot for an American, anyway) and the British like to poke fun at themselves, especially their history. They really love to make fun of their historical leaders.
I don’t see much of that going on in the US. We generally treat our historical leaders with respect (I have seen General Custer portrayed as an egotistical Lunatic, which is fine by me. I see him as a women and baby killer who got what he deserved in the end). However, our leaders that are alive today are fair game to ridicule.