I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters h7 d( B5 x4 J- N2 T2 p$ U; |9 m1 S
Wanting the trojans to win / T* U- O& J. C9 Osupporting the confederacy (not slavery though) 0 }% c8 L! i* H/ Tcheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) - n# q2 |5 w6 W5 F l; hsupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal ; m" m; |# c2 F
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) 3 I( r% r+ E$ j0 z
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was ; g( I. `6 M) b" k. a/ ^
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. 7 F7 n$ i4 J: @+ m* J) i, Iand oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. 4 r9 Y8 l: c& `. Isame 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 ). 4 S5 t! ], I5 @( z9 [+ Q" g }
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). ) U0 y. Z( h [6 R% \6 j; Ohuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. / E$ z4 r. R, W" r4 O9 zRome 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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