I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters
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! M8 o) S( H) x3 V! S$ j+ mWanting the trojans to win + N2 i4 O8 P g4 n: T- r# L
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) / a: s- R8 d. v: }; j8 z* s
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) # F, ~" a0 i5 `9 [, |3 e
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
\) @$ S! w; c5 N" P9 k! Zcivil 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) * T6 V# d* C' H
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was 5 e3 ?, z/ a: N% U' c) q
primarily stopped by norway and sweden.
. i. A# C: }! |/ Z6 c1 F& X; iand oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. - a+ r( y a2 F h& ~. ^/ Q
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 ).
/ b( v! P7 ~% I! I' I! V4 F4 Qsupporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience).
_! W; o" r5 Z, R9 w4 dhuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2.
% }; z$ ^ o: I& E& eRome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |