I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters % W- p; R; v& }5 F
) a8 E& V, x% {/ h/ U X& W- nWanting the trojans to win * b" ]( h! [6 dsupporting the confederacy (not slavery though) 5 d, X' w+ L% J( ~( P
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) $ i; L) }3 R, F
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal # t- g) }1 L+ y- e" Ycivil 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) " t, K6 N9 z s
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was 8 U( w& G V6 d; X% B9 ]" ~( \& z* Rprimarily stopped by norway and sweden. ( X8 h/ k' ~1 w8 Yand oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. % e4 y# I' @( r1 T
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 ). + @! {% ?( I' [9 o8 ]& X8 ]supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). 6 L8 F4 v( T! e$ X+ L }( F% |huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. ! Y. \$ A* A; M- P8 B( w1 U3 w; pRome 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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