Posted on 06/15/2021 6:49:08 AM PDT by lowbridge
Days ahead of his summit with President Biden in Geneva, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the United States was being hypocritical in its criticism of the way his country handles internal dissent.
During an interview with NBC News, Putin said Russia was no worse than the United States in this regard, and used the government's handling of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as an example.
He even pointed to the arrests of hundreds of suspects in the U.S. Capitol riot and the death of one rioter as proof that the U.S. also targets its citizens for their political opinions, just as Russia is accused of stifling dissent. (The FBI has arrested people for the violence inflicted on the seat of government in Washington, rather than for their political opinions.)
"We have a saying: 'Don't be mad at the mirror if you are ugly,'" he said. "It has nothing to do with you personally. But if somebody blames us for something, what I say is, why don't you look at yourselves? You will see yourselves in the mirror, not us."
Putin showed flashes of defiance when he was asked whether it was a "coincidence" that several other political rivals had been assassinated in recent years.
"We don't have this kind of habit, of assassinating anybody," Putin said when he was asked whether he ordered Navalny killed. (NBC News)
He then countered by asking whether the U.S. was guilty of assassinating Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol riot.
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Bee Ess. MOST of the people sought by the FBI did no violence, they merely walked into the Capitol.
(The FBI has arrested people for the violence inflicted on the seat of government in Washington, rather than for their political opinions.)
HA! HA! HA! - that is EXACTLY 180 degrees BACKWARDS.
It was no “riot” and yes, they ARE being persecuted/prosecuted JUST for their political opinions.
Think Lizzie bell Cheney and her neocon crowd that have perfected the art of profiteering off layers and layers of contract bureaucracy...
The MSM is the thug arm of the democrat party...
Except the comments were made in an interview with the main stream media (NBC). How else could Townhall get hold of it?
.......a lot of us true patriots have been around a half century or more and, like myself, we find ourselves WONDERING to OURSELVES why we are agreeing with a Russian Premier versus our own President albeit a fake one....................
Heres some indisputable facts that lend credit to Putin’s statements: 1. A federal officer shot and killed Ashli Babbitt. 2. The federal government is covering for that officer and refuses to file charges against the officer. 3. The Central question is “did someone higher up than the shooter order the shooter to shoot? If so, why?
edh ~ I wouldn’t go that far ... I understand your point, but Russia is a long ways away from what the USA used to be.
I note that you didn't call him out on the other half.
Does that mean you agree that the USA is turning into the former USSR?
“Does that mean you agree that the USA is turning into the former USSR?”
In many ways, yes. I wasn’t denying that at all! In fact, I’d say the USA is about 1/2 way there if not more.
Yep. Putin really brought his A-game.
First we have the Chinese delegation lecture humiliate Blinken. And now we have Putin tell this reporter how stupid they are to run cover for Biden.
Yes, of course he has. He wouldn’t ax that question if he didn’t know the answer to it.
Usually how my bosses used to operate. I was mostly on. Because I would go in earlier and get my info lined up. 😅🤘
I’ll agree that Vlad may not be a TOTAL asshole, and that he acts in his country’s interests.
Fortunately it’s only a hypothetical question, but I think that yes, I would trade him for our... Uh, current President.
We’re on the same page. *sigh*
Biden compared to Putin.......Biden is Amateur hour. Not even close. Putin eats his lunch all day.
Yeah. That scumbag has some nerve to talk about “assassination”.
Ain't it all grand! Really dovetails well with conservatism. /sarc
Wrong! They are all ANTIFA. Right?! Least, that’s what I heard 24/7 here all through January and February.
Wrong! They are all ANTIFA. Right?! Least, that’s what I heard 24/7 here all through January and February.
Who are you saying they were?
I don’t hate Russia, I do understand them, and know they are dangerous, and don’t want them gaining economic power.
What I don’t understand is that people all of the sudden see china as friendly, because their junk mobile phone is made in China, and all of the box stores by from china.
China hates America, and wants to bleed us dead. They are just more patient than Germany and Japan were back in WW2.
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