So what's your point, that we shouldn't talk about what great heroes the Maccabees were?

Yes.

 (Like that really comes up during your Hanukkah party.)

I throw Hanukkah parties?

 And why is everyone suddenly waking up to the true history of the Hashmoneans now?

It's a sign of the End of Days.  Mashiach is coming!

What we teach our kids about heroes has to be different than the full, unadulterated story -- otherwise there would simply be no heroes.

Why would that be a problem?

I'm sorry but by any definition of the word, Judah Maccabee was a true Jewish hero, regardless of what his successors turned into.

Judah Maccabee would have had you beheaded.