I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters I' h2 ^8 j" C, R
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Wanting the trojans to win : u) x! M% G7 }9 ^4 p+ Q8 Zsupporting the confederacy (not slavery though) , t) Q8 r" a+ `3 M
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) ; E+ a, F0 k2 H6 \supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal 1 X3 ~- i- D: w! 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) 7 C# d( ?/ ]$ \! V$ h. a) D, {2 e
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was 9 Q( Z( ]2 K! B3 Y- u" l# y: T( Qprimarily stopped by norway and sweden. . o8 K9 ?" o# U O
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. 5 S5 l- ~* D P( b/ B, p- Osame 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 ). . E7 T0 Y; [. G% R! y8 |supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). - y+ ^4 Q0 q9 l% w
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. ; [9 M8 K) n9 }# c6 Z; CRome 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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