I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters ! }! N- A4 Z& G# i R1 f$ `( e/ C1 P. V1 h& s& _
Wanting the trojans to win / r8 F9 H, z6 p) W- a7 ]
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) ! P. b! q/ Y; E! m' \% |cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) . D; S g1 g6 v/ o9 Z1 u( e- zsupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal 6 {/ P3 L* n# t) {9 n* M1 y& H. m5 Q, Fcivil 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) f5 o' c% b2 B. I- M' j( n
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was ) u& I, ?$ p# L" L
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. 7 R" W; F/ U Jand oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. $ k# g0 Y9 m6 L: I7 m
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 ). % F4 |% T/ U% y3 D2 \7 a8 L/ ?supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). % h/ l$ m6 j) H/ F O6 ^
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. ( S" o% I7 x3 t, |( [6 t$ uRome 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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