I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters " J3 W& }' p9 @( W( Z
. U$ z3 P+ V! N) Y0 I* R& G4 GWanting the trojans to win i9 `: y! [; ?; g2 V
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) % D/ `4 N! \* X% X7 [2 L
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) & V' e; q* ? a4 N I+ n
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
/ h: Z! J/ P! c: 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) 8 @5 ?3 c9 x! S( g( ~0 R
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was 0 r7 w- r m7 m3 E3 O0 ?
primarily stopped by norway and sweden.
! k( }8 }: O% p& t5 ?and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile.
/ l" i& z4 n4 a9 ~9 a9 ksame 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 ). 4 E1 z: z- E4 ~) ~3 {
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience).
: X: y" Y8 ]+ O) Xhuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. 4 @4 a9 v! F$ T1 K7 v% R: Y( g7 e
Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |