I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters
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" e2 u4 Z7 A' v! N- `. gWanting the trojans to win + [( {5 T: v/ m7 H/ [- t: e
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) ' }- w, y7 v2 g
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french )
' p8 o4 `+ ?7 T/ v+ M Y+ Zsupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
+ Y4 z9 R) V8 bcivil 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)
: L- s( V1 F. D. W' Mmorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was
5 A2 X4 N$ F; a' j' M$ p- K sprimarily stopped by norway and sweden. 0 c& T# K/ i, k% q- d1 P# l+ H$ u
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile.
6 n) r% b/ J. m" E$ Ysame 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 ).
$ q( u9 k8 \% [6 b# K+ Dsupporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience).
6 N& j+ Z( q2 v& Q# O* @% Uhuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2.
! W: [! c& s! p4 qRome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |