What would it take for the Goliath to be the hero and David to be the pessimist? Not just in fictional narrative depictions but throught history too. The only scenario I can think of that kinda fits the mold was 9/11. Where America may not of been the hero or “good guy” but the underdog Taliban was unanimously viewed as the “bad guys.” I’m not super knowledgeable when it comes to global geopolitical relations so I’m all ears for any scenarios that prove otherwise and would love to hear them.
By the end of ww2, the nazis were the underdogs.
DrunkenPirate@feddit.org 1 month ago
Don‘t you call a „bad“ underdog in other words? Just like gangster, criminal, activist, terrorist, …
11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Shit that’s a fucking good one. This is the type of responses I was hoping for.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 month ago
“Low-life” and “scumbag” are kind of the shitty versions of underdogs.