I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters 8 S% L% g5 }0 N1 E% E0 M; ^! U/ |
3 |0 z" P; M- q+ z3 J9 DWanting the trojans to win 1 W& ^! G) [7 [
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) 8 z/ j- t9 E" o8 q# L! s! ^" t* V
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) ' `! S% f7 d; }+ L3 t
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
T! i7 ]8 _" c8 Ccivil 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)
0 }3 V9 Q4 y7 s" h! [8 P5 f$ \ rmorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was " y0 h/ [. Y: r# L1 W
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. . p" M$ Y( m- p
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile.
+ p% h' p7 E9 @- k( psame 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 ). - N8 s: P/ c. H: }" m$ X) \1 }! V
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience).
4 r1 o9 L5 {% A- K# Thuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2.
, x# a+ C4 K% r- Z U- tRome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |