I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters ' g% }- o( R: e3 d( r
; w5 _; k7 u5 Q& AWanting the trojans to win 4 _0 B# N1 n( |$ E5 s q
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) 3 L6 O/ }* h& V' R2 E
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) / y+ V+ m7 y& o; O
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal & a$ B9 R! m. h7 N& Pcivil 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) & q- T) o6 N9 u8 h: ]
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was 6 w& m6 x+ F; I5 Z
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. 0 S. x% W! g3 e6 ?% B$ z! m
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. ' S: n/ n% ], E1 |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 ). " ?4 ]' z. p, h) O! Esupporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). 5 ~) ?5 t9 V3 O/ \$ r+ ~0 Ahuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. " Q2 K+ u/ Q- P5 {: O4 Q! }Rome 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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