I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters & `; N0 w" H6 h: k9 ^9 L' I
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Wanting the trojans to win / t# f' q( B1 I4 ~* W9 e5 I4 H I
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) 3 x/ H2 [" x1 P+ Y+ A& h$ S
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) 4 d3 a: y; B7 n" E( J& w9 c
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
( V: z5 i9 g% V9 ]/ \: C8 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) 5 f; f5 P7 S* s; _% o$ ?
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was
# W5 Q9 p- V* X* U) yprimarily stopped by norway and sweden.
' @: P5 q2 \. W6 qand oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile.
! ]7 F& I6 E0 y N8 v 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 ).
+ |0 c# w& f0 y2 ?; l6 Osupporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). 8 }1 O" l$ ]3 J* m: m3 D8 [
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. / Y: n- C: N9 i' |3 C, Q, P
Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |