I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters / A8 _, A8 O' Y* u. C) p" _3 G) n8 r- k9 R/ C6 |
Wanting the trojans to win : w" W. }8 H# [; Q: ^1 L; B
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) 4 U8 M4 G! N6 w# S, L) w
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) " ~& ^/ A, U" G- @, B
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal + C: t, {" z+ W* R* S1 \' M H
civil 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) 5 x( o: k V' omorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was $ G' e+ ^4 I% p8 n/ O( dprimarily stopped by norway and sweden. # w3 h z3 P P0 z: J& l1 o6 D; D. _; x
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. - [- P5 o" y# F) ` n( {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 ). 7 n6 F5 ^' j4 P1 r/ O
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). 5 U% `1 k# B- ^6 t, M
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. ! B1 b- f4 N# D6 G% w& ERome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france.作者: 飞龙 时间: 2007-2-14 11:44
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