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ck4829

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Wed Mar 30, 2022, 03:01 PM Mar 2022

If you want to see where "owning the libs" ends, look at Russia's "owning the opposition"

President Vladimir Putin's former bodyguard has rejected an opposition leader's invitation for a television debate after challenging him to a duel.

Gen. Viktor Zolotov, chief of Russia's National Guard and Putin's long-time bodyguard, recorded a rare video address to opposition leader Alexei Navalny last month, challenging him to a duel over his investigation into corruption at the National Guard.

Navalny, who was released Sunday after spending 50 days in jail for an unsanctioned protest, put out a video Thursday, reiterating his claims and inviting Zolotov to a TV debate.

Zolotov told Russian news agencies on Friday that he had challenged Navalny to an actual duel and that he does not want a public discussion with him.

https://www.inquirer.com/wires/ap/putins-ex-bodyguard-rejects-tv-debate-after-duel-challenge-20181019.html


Putinist: I will make a steak out of you, fight me!
Putinist supporters: LOL! Look at that! That is some talk tough! Sure made a fool out of anyone who challenges Putin!
Opposition: We are both intelligent people, how about we have a debate and we see who has the stronger points and who has the facts on their side?
Putinist: nO, i MeAnT aN AcTuAl FiGhT! sHuT uP!
Putinist supporters: Take him down! That showed him! Dork! NERD!

Just replace Putin with Greene or Gaetz and you have American politics if those two get to sit in the majority side of Congressional committees.
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If you want to see where "owning the libs" ends, look at Russia's "owning the opposition" (Original Post) ck4829 Mar 2022 OP
Traitors sold out to putin. I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #1
And so Putin then just poisons Navalny, and throws him in prison for the crime of not dying. nt Tommy Carcetti Mar 2022 #2
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