I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters . g" J( X z, L. S
& H0 C0 b* d+ d; x+ A eWanting the trojans to win
% E3 g+ L0 o& b' [& j' r; |" Z6 vsupporting the confederacy (not slavery though) ( G2 M' @# V: ?$ |; c# w; v5 C
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french )
2 n* z3 C: V }* J' Lsupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal 5 W0 A; F# Y; w
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)
# q! [) E2 Z; r' X4 N; E, e) Q F2 f7 Jmorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was
2 C# m' O) o* ]+ a9 V& ~" aprimarily stopped by norway and sweden. w* ?- b4 X; |! k/ S1 X- j F7 r9 v
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. : ?" ]9 ]. H; [" v8 R3 X/ 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 ). 0 b5 [9 U, F, X* J7 ]% r
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). 8 v1 c: @2 C+ ]
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. $ l2 y5 [1 F% r8 P2 A! Z
Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |