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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ERu7xb8uh0&feature=feedu Happened in] [[Lebanon]] in 2011. In response to an anti-Syrian MP calling [[Syria]]n [[President Evil|President]] [[Complete Monster|Bashar al-Assad]] a liar, a pro-Syrian MP attempted to attack the anti-Syrian with a chair, but was restrained.
* One [[Tropes Are Flexible|variation]] was the Bladensburg Dueling Ground outside Washingtion DC in early America. It was outside the jurisdiction of DC lawmen and State ones were not inclined to go on a long hike just to avoid [[Acceptable Targets|having fewer politicians.]] As a result whenever political quarrels became a little to [[Understatement|excitable]] they would head for Bladensburg.
**Abolitionist and pro-slavery politicians had a regular feud going long before the [[American Civil War]]. In some places one could not be elected without being in a duel.
**Other political quarrels were reflected on the dueling ground in both Britain and America. In a way it was a kind of [[Combat by Champion]].
* It is striking how violent the metaphors typically used for even fairly normal politics are, "Campaign", "Mudslinging", "Attack Ad", "Damage Control", and even "Whip".
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