I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters 2 w3 k4 `$ n; b0 Y
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Wanting the trojans to win # A1 K) a4 E, M
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) " L" p& N$ E# e& D. |
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french  ) , _: Q8 G }* {6 `' Z
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
; k. h+ O8 h' T, X- ^1 T: 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) * F% s+ G6 L A# o; n% j: p
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was ) v3 E$ O! y" l0 v+ R7 A: f
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. v) g% N" `0 f& ~; {/ c# Z
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. . y$ \0 F( N U6 d% q% a
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 ).
- u T7 m9 Q1 V. H/ e$ jsupporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). ( P- M& N) J8 X. o
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2.
+ ]3 h& r$ ^! `; K' ] S- pRome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |
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