I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters ( w/ j& d) W; s: l. D
: y h* ^# [! {* } @/ GWanting the trojans to win 7 i( p7 R" U0 ^6 G
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) / r/ P. _7 C/ B4 ~- f0 ] X1 G w. Ocheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) * Q* @' g- ?$ p. W3 Esupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal , t, A6 _( l/ Acivil 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 Z/ v s3 t) x, T" h
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was 9 ^2 I4 d) G# H6 `: R7 Pprimarily stopped by norway and sweden. - p$ I# Q+ @( W- u: _: n
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. 8 e7 q0 y2 Q! z* { jsame 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 ). 1 `/ G1 h% g6 q! z2 b# Csupporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). 2 k- }: T- X) K7 U
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. 4 f0 Y0 L; {5 [- K0 lRome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france.作者: 飞龙 时间: 2007-2-14 11:44