I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters 5 q M* K9 y& e
$ f2 D, {3 Q+ s, d# A J! [2 p& cWanting the trojans to win 1 p6 e8 s: z- x! z
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) / k$ {$ a% q. x. N
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french )
- j$ [' T, a: ]) {# y* z# Wsupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
- S3 q8 K# W: r) b) [5 o% [5 ^" {5 Z; icivil 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)
7 j* ~: x! i; Emorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was
c( m, T9 t9 H+ G( p' Xprimarily stopped by norway and sweden.
5 [3 ^# X8 a; N2 tand oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile.
6 |" ?$ _2 n( Msame 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 g, V' ~0 ]2 I' J [ z
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). ! G. N/ d7 J. _0 c
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. + j' r/ Q0 r/ K! `. r
Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |