616 Cap was created and written by WWII vets for a majority of his defining years ...
"Sometimes it just seems weird to me that 616 Steve is way more enlightened then most americans from WW2 would be."
... Between Simon, Kirby and Lee, and hey, guess what? THEY didn't seem to have a problem with making him progressive. You know who DID have a problem with it? MODERN writers, like Jurgens and Austen and Millar, all of whom have been all OMG YOU KNOW WHAT A WWII VET WOULD REALLY BE LIKE BECAUSE HE SURE WOULDN'T BE THIS PROGRESSIVE.
Thank you, guys, but I think I'd rather listen to THE GUYS WHO ACTUALLY SERVED BACK THEN than you all.