History of Violence

Since I've been accused of condoning Zidane's act of "violence" by some commentators on this blog who want to remind us that he has a "history of violence," I would like to point to the video archive of Materazzi's own "history of violence."

I don't condemn all forms of violence -- symbolic acts of violence without a victim in response to provocation is justified.

What I will condemn are surreptitious forms of violence, or violence against the weak that justifies itself on a moral or metaphysical plane. That to me, is really disgusting.

In our world, Zidane's head butt just doesn't merit the adjective "impardonnable."

So he loses the game for his team. That sucks. And he now he might lose his "Golden Ball." Well, winning isn't everything. That's what he's taught me.