Offence taken

"We, the public, are easily, lethally offended. We have come to think of taking offence as a fundamental right. We value very little more highly than our rage, which gives us, in our opinion, the moral high ground. From this high ground we can shoot down at our enemies and inflict heavy fatalities. We take pride in our short fuses. Our anger elevates, transcends."

- extract from 'At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers' in East, West by Salman Rushdie

Yes, the very same who wrote the highly controversial The Satanic Verses, which is banned in Singapore. More on rage can be found in another of his books, Fury, where he goes into greater detail describing anger, furor, rabidity and wrath; all of which essentially mean the same.