I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters
7 V g6 w% ?! N i4 g5 ^" J6 V. h& j; `. T, |
Wanting the trojans to win
& P" X+ E3 B9 y" H, \supporting the confederacy (not slavery though)
% ]! q Y" v1 {/ Y5 _cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french )
+ [! {* Y2 O/ P0 P: tsupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
$ e3 f4 p. e2 a5 W- `9 M1 L- Hcivil 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)
6 V6 A: [4 r5 g0 Z# W1 rmorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was
) k. C6 }' E S. {& l% M0 T( Tprimarily stopped by norway and sweden. ! Q. `! P( }3 ^
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. 0 U4 `. M) `0 L! w1 c1 Q7 z
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 ). ) l; M" h2 L% v9 h7 P5 ~ C2 @7 w& `
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience).
3 B1 n P2 Z Q! {% H! O) khuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. # B" S- t$ ?- _' w. y, z) t
Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |