I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters 1 z6 a% M f& p* F; `, _
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Wanting the trojans to win
2 t$ V+ X- v) C" ]) U: J- _* ~supporting the confederacy (not slavery though)
' V- f* A+ B: z9 Ucheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french )
% S) ?; ^* o, ^. X& T2 msupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
/ c ]3 t( c" v* `6 e. Rcivil 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) ; \+ o: T& ^# u! c$ c
morally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was ' X/ b: b S0 U% E3 r
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. , @8 |2 ^1 s* q2 Q
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile.
7 A; E: G, _2 i" A/ l9 n8 {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 ). 6 ] K3 V' {& p9 _
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience).
* z# K, G6 c; ^' c! O G; Qhuge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. ) @3 }5 S2 E3 T8 |. |6 S
Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |