I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters 1 q. G9 o: L! K0 [7 w8 w; C8 B# c; I+ B! {; r/ Z$ O
Wanting the trojans to win & H7 ?/ r$ {6 u. K" }. ?supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) ! C: S4 M; R# g) Y3 z
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) 7 m. p8 H% K1 O/ |" k
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal 9 I, i: I# M: B2 G3 p
civil 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( N! ^ h4 P0 C
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was ' B& n$ G9 H. j- L1 C- ~4 ~
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. " `' x c( D& d u1 ]% H0 H1 rand oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. 1 q5 n# L2 q+ h3 ?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 ). ' a0 \0 i' J( |) ?+ J) i! lsupporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). ( W. k! ]3 A* \; }. S' Y0 Y
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. ' Y# ~' P; s3 g& ^4 Z' d) p* C
Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france.作者: 飞龙 时间: 2007-2-14 11:44
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