Nika Gvaramia, leader of the Coalition for Change and the Ahali party, criticized a statement by MMA fighter Giorgi Kartvelishvili regarding the creation of a public movement to protect Georgian values, traditions, and national identity.<\/p>\n
Gvaramia wrote that Kartvelishvili\u2019s initiative could lead not to the defense of morality, but to widespread violence and vigilantism. The opposition figure also commented on the athlete\u2019s statement expressing readiness to go to prison if necessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this guy has relatives, let them explain to him that with such an approach, people usually end up not in prison, but in the morgue,\u201d Gvaramia wrote.<\/p>\n
Attempts to justify violence through the protection of traditions, the opposition politician emphasized, could trigger a dangerous spiral of confrontation.<\/p>\n
\u201cSooner or later, someone even more reckless will emerge\u2014some \u2018good girl\u2019s brother\u2019 or \u2018tough guy\u2019s son\u2019\u2014and recall a street slang expression popular in the 90s: \u2018a spoke to the liver.\u2019<\/p>\n
If you are trying to release the most violent genie of the wild 90s from the bottle, it means you have a poor memory: everyone who tried to do this last time is already in the ground. And, it seems, you are poorly acquainted with the main foundation of our ancestors\u2019 traditions\u2014the Bible: \u2018For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n