I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters : F; f. w' o/ F' f# ~
# P0 K Q& `3 d9 NWanting the trojans to win , N2 P9 }1 U( g" y# v$ Y
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though)
, r8 p) v: C" m9 O7 Kcheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) # G& p# n3 u5 t" Q8 z( x
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
- c4 a5 L& l. l0 |& X. f6 l: q4 ~( q: Pcivil war, and now i want to support the palestinains as we really let them down in the 1st 30 years of the 20th century.(not condoning suicide bombing in any way) 1 B N- [, D# Y& J1 m$ h6 `6 ^$ L9 B, b
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was
* b- b! ?+ M/ zprimarily stopped by norway and sweden. 1 J! z- G+ ^2 ?) {% e( \9 Y
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. 4 d1 h) i. O9 h8 z2 W( d w
same with Rommel , almost a folk hero to some vets even though he was the enemy. (first hand testimony from an ex-pow held in italy ). , r0 ]# g) {! c. e9 `/ ^& M
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience).
8 |3 C/ Q; m8 a: Jhuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. ! p- v" q3 D m2 N, M8 k
Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |