I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters 9 L3 U/ _7 @- s! C; s: |
% p% V |- s2 c I; Q7 i+ F# XWanting the trojans to win % W; Q2 p$ A% k- e2 |* L6 {
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) 2 Y: s" M$ ], I
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french )
6 I( o! K- ?1 A9 G' ^: _6 h7 S- isupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
8 g; i/ j6 `) X3 i& g& V8 n1 Wcivil 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)
" L1 Q/ R) r. o8 nmorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was
; l7 n$ @5 A) e3 M: A, f! D7 w1 z nprimarily stopped by norway and sweden. , Y" R8 G- m, v
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile.
& t+ ]- ?- ]3 W: G0 y% K2 Tsame 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 ). 3 r8 ^( H5 L( @$ o- s. {
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). & G8 t y" P1 i% N$ ^7 ^- o' j% F. e
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2. 3 J5 {7 C8 }1 z3 Q, O& B
Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |