I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters 6 ]0 ]3 j- i* r0 r B$ k& ^* ^
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Wanting the trojans to win $ b* v+ O# s5 ?! V" v$ C
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) 7 b0 [8 e# o, E4 \. W# H! {8 G0 g( o3 `cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) 4 S$ f0 a6 k5 r2 ]8 D% lsupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal 7 u5 w8 E& s2 r {
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) 6 Y' _: l+ k$ u" d* h# p, k+ p# O
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was 7 w0 u$ O$ u+ _/ F4 r, a
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. , y: ?2 W8 q" I0 Eand oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. ) V: j8 l8 H6 I1 d0 m- t
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 ). % f5 n y f b8 R vsupporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). # ~ }, C8 v: k& o+ dhuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. 1 t8 h- w! I: j. M7 O `$ U1 GRome 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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