I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters
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Wanting the trojans to win " g0 C- y; T( g. h6 l
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though)
: i3 |& O, t8 S: D J# P R; p. E1 `cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french  )
& x: V/ q$ t7 }) `( ]: q$ Csupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
- u% O8 Q2 g5 h9 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)
4 d& H" q1 E6 L, j% Pmorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was 5 v* z, B j3 a E+ R$ `9 H' j
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. 6 z1 o8 t( }( I
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. ) }9 \6 K5 ]( ?% j" {! s- G" D9 F
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 ). 5 V5 }! i( I9 @# e- K
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). 0 h) q$ g' ?3 Z9 P* t
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. ( e8 W6 j( m# g8 q# _
Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |
发表于 2007-2-14 11:19
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