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In almost 100% of scenarios that I can think of, the underdog is always the "good guy"
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Confirmation Bias!
These make GREAT stories! These are the historical moments that get passed down.
So, we've got the tale of America breaking free from the British Empire, but you know what stories you haven't heard? All the times the British Empire took over and kept the land it stole from underdogs. You don't get called an Empire without multiple successful takeovers.
I think I forgot exactly what you were asking as I was typing, so this doesn't exactly fit the question.
So I thought about the confirmation bias affect and feel like it wasn't overly relevant anymore even though it has been in the past. I do not doubt there were stories of the hero conquering savages but as we see it now those depictions are largely understood as the conquering nation being the bad guy.
If anything confirmation bias in today's history books happens through omiting of unfavorable shit governments do.