I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters 7 P: K! M- n8 V* G9 |
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Wanting the trojans to win 6 h1 L s* T( n6 H
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) ; i5 ?1 x( p1 c
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) # r" G3 e. h. g& I ?* a/ A
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
& U' N+ k9 d# d7 v/ ^; Qcivil 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) 3 {8 ? i$ x- \& \/ Z0 |( S9 G/ s
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was 8 }5 }6 a9 E6 k: J- f2 w
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. - Q8 n& n5 y: @* L. ?" X
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile.
. J9 N* f( ]. j' ]' ]* Esame 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 ). 3 M; K5 c+ \5 | ]7 G9 l5 T
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience).
, e& ]7 A% w5 Y7 ehuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2.
# \) y/ n& r; F( m# v. |% B% |9 URome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |