I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters ( U: Q* [9 `9 B- }. h+ V! \; w3 l9 @% Q0 b1 y$ o8 ^
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supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) ! W% ?1 \+ E. b% s2 m7 ?cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) 4 d9 M7 }+ y! ^# K
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal " S' f: W; N X1 R, Z1 d% L! X
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) : m% ]% ^) M4 V; o( X7 Emorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was # L. A2 k' j( u; }* Y) c) y
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. ( a. A2 s( q) I4 k% dand oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. 1 j ]- T1 }. V- Q. m Z" h% `7 ?
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 ). + D V8 e+ d) S& a( Y! n' @: H" _supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). , D/ \$ g9 G: Ghuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. ! }) H- y7 z* i1 |- X' y. c; v, n) XRome 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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