The XFL was, on the evidence of its ratings, bad television– despite the stripperesque cheerleaders, microphones on the field, and a putatively more violent form of play.
In fact, it is rather miraculous that this rejection of the EU has not manifested in a worse, more violent form.
My third reaction is that it's all very well for the Jewish Federations of North America to find the ads insulting, but I'd be pleased if they could reserve a little of their outrage for times when Israeli insensitivity or arrogance takes more violent form — as is frequently the case with Palestinians in the West Bank.
This will contribute to minimizing the groups that wish to pursue a more violent of form of protest or demonstrate behaviour that would in ordinarily be unacceptable to society at large.
A complacent explanation for the difference is that men attempt more violent forms of suicide and are therefore more likely to be successful.
And if there is no scope for criticism through the normal, peaceable channels, the risk will grow of more violent forms of dissent.This jailing is the latest of a string of alarming moves by Malaysia's powers-that-be.
Now that the lid has blown off the pressure cooker, repression may take more blatant and more violent forms.
If it cannot be used to protect taxpayers from losses, or it fails to persuade banks to reform themselves, there will be popular pressure for more violent forms of intervention.
"If you withdraw all the forces without any international understanding and without any even partial solution of some of the problems, civil war in Iraq will take on even more violent forms and achieve dimensions that are probably exceeding those that brought us into Yugoslavia with military force," he said.
Where does 'harmless' end and 'abusive' begin?" The Welsh Assembly Government said the campaign aimed to "stamp out unacceptable attitudes and behaviour towards women before it leads to more violent forms of abuse".
