I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters : K( n7 ]9 H) F ~; |. m; t( Y- @6 @! B3 B+ u
Wanting the trojans to win ! E3 ~: [/ ?3 B% _5 h& jsupporting the confederacy (not slavery though) ( f, }3 T. G- f g7 ^/ w
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) & M$ l" x3 u, u$ T% Hsupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal / R! W& [; f* f; ?' U
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) 7 Z4 a$ M" ^5 G2 Q! tmorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was " T% W4 F9 c b5 q' j
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. 9 Y: N% \6 D" p% m4 }1 Tand oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. " p+ e5 p7 I7 s2 l" psame 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 ). ! j: F/ b! S" }, j
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). 8 \# i- U. v' C: s
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. . s/ h# N) [$ ?0 x3 @: v" U
Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france.作者: 飞龙 时间: 2007-2-14 11:44