I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters 5 U5 m7 u0 G+ M6 A$ O0 h9 o
5 m5 K" j* r p$ _3 pWanting the trojans to win 9 A0 F! [7 o9 J5 k' z
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though) . c& ~- f+ E' P( H. |
cheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french )
a+ }# q; q' i7 usupporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal 6 F1 j! e6 M' C6 S3 i
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)
8 K2 y# q; x. H# f. a: v9 G- Mmorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was " M! _7 g, n' p: i/ q! _/ r* ~* z8 S
primarily stopped by norway and sweden.
0 P1 R; g; P: L v% tand oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile.
7 Q9 \# l* d6 b1 l( U# Usame 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 ). 5 _, h# V7 ?' X$ M) I6 }
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience).
) n0 O( p: a: y5 L# D6 ^huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2.
3 s: P, M7 C# k3 {, v4 hRome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |