The Rage
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Initial release | June 1997 |
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Directors | Sidney J. Furie |
Composers | Paul Zaza |
Screenplay | Sidney J. Furie |
Greg Mellott | |
Producers | Daniel Grodnik |
Robert Snukal | |
Peter R. Simpson | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2047424 |
About The Rage
A renegade FBI agent and his partner strive mightily to catch a gang of serial killers.
Lobbyists take close-up look at Lib Dems
... River Action is a charity that campaigns to reduce river pollution in the UK, and river pollution has become something of a trademark issue for the Lib Dems in recent years, as the party taps into The Rage over sewage dumping by water companies...
Couple 'horrified' at £110 Ryanair ticket print fee
... " I can feel The Rage, " said one X user...
How nicknames invaded British politics
... " More recently, nicknames - which can easily be turned into social media hashtags and memes - have been all The Rage, as opposed to more elegantly phrased takedowns...
Twitter staff cuts leave Russian trolls unchecked
... " I still remember The Rage I felt when I saw accounts with names like " Pamela Moore" and " Crystal Johnson" purporting to be real Americans from Wisconsin and New York, but with phone numbers tracing back to St Petersburg, Russia, " recalls Yoel Roth, Twitter s former Trust and Safety head...
Greece train crash: Rage at elite over young victims of rail tragedy
... No-one can get to grips with this disaster and you can sense The Rage at the Greek political system and decades of political failings...
UK gets first new-style pylons in a century
... Egyptology was all The Rage after the 1922 discovery of boy king Tutankhamun s tomb and mummy...
Single's Inferno: Why 'fake' rich girl Song Ji-a enraged South Korea
... The flimsy explanation failed to quell The Rage...
Robert Carlyle: Begbie has followed me my whole life
... " Carlyle, who is now 60, says he can t really explain how he captures The Rage which he embodies in Begbie...
How nicknames invaded British politics
By Brian WheelerBBC News
" He's Mr 24 tax rises! " Sir Keir Starmer 's latest zinger at Prime Minister 's Questions is unlikely to be added to The List of great political insults.
But it was part of a trend. Last week, Rishi Sunak dubbed his Labour opponent " Sir Softie". Which without the context - an attack on Sir Keir's crime-busting credentials - Sounds like a not-very-threatening Ice Cream man.
Both men have got a lot of work to do on their nickname game, according to author and political commentator Andrew Gimson.
" They are both quite professional. Neither of them are natural name callers and that is one reason why it doesn't come out with any conviction. "
Boris Johnson was better at it, he says. The former Prime Minister , which later evolved, if that's The Right word, into the more ornate Captain Crasheroonie Snoozefest.
Many will argue that puerile name calling and personal abuse have No Place in politics. They will point to Donald Trump , who built an entire political brand on Nicknames and insults (" Trump was good at it, " notes Andrew Gimson).
But, argues author and former Labour adviser Ayesha Hazarika , we should not be too squeamish or high-minded about political insults.
When they are done well, they can be a powerful way of distilling, or " framing" a complicated and nuanced Message - a useful " shortcut" to The Public 's brain, with the added advantage of making your opponent look ridiculous, she says.
But she adds: " They only work if they are snappy, memorable and have a ring of truth. "
There is a long tradition of insults in British politics.
Older readers may remember Labour bruiser Denis Healey describing an attack by a mild-mannered Tory opponent as like being " savaged by a dead sheep".
Then there was equally mild-mannered at Gordon Brown 's expense with this line: " The House has noticed the Prime Minister 's remarkable transformation in The Past few weeks - from Stalin to Mr Bean. "
More recently, Nicknames - which can easily be turned into Social Media hashtags and Memes - have been all The Rage , as opposed to more elegantly phrased takedowns.
Suella Braverman was dubbed " Leaky Sue" by Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey . Tory co-chairman Lee Anderson got the nickname "30p Lee" on Social Media after. And so it goes on.
Rishi Sunak cribbed " Sir Softie" from a headline in The Sun and it got a bit of Pick Up on Tory Social Media .
Ayesha Hazarika - who in a former life spent time dreaming up jibes as part of The Team preparing then Labour leader Ed Miliband for PMQs - Does not think it will catch on.
" I cannot tell you how ridiculous that was. It is so childish, it's the kind of stuff your toddler would say to you. It wasn't clever and it wasn't sharp. "
But she adds: " I think both sides are really struggling with it at The Moment . You have got to Be Prepared to be quite rude, which is fine, but it's also got to work. "
Social Media consultant Matt Navarra says there is " nothing new" about politicians using " divisive" language to generate Social Media attention, particularly on Twitter.
But, he warns, The Mood may be changing. Government ministers, who are currently passing legislation to clamp down on online abuse, should be particularly careful in their use of language, or risk becoming a target themselves.
" It only takes one Wrong Turn of phrase, or for people to misconstrue what you have said, " warns Mr Navarra, who would No Doubt be dubbed Captain Cautious, if he was a member of The House of Commons.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com