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Whatever you think of Snowden, you can hardly claim that what he's done has directly affected any conflicts for the better
by gotofritz 10y ago
Whatever you think of Snowden, you can hardly claim that what he's done has directly affected any conflicts for the better
- techdragon 10y agoPeace is about far more than conflict. To suggest otherwise is in my opinion, utterly naive, but in the very least shortsighted.
- newjersey 10y agoYup. The sun engulfing the earth instantly today ending life would end all conflicts in one sweep. Conflicts aren't always bad. We just need conflict resolution.
- lake99 10y agoBut why is that relevant? Malala worked on education in war-torn areas. Plenty of laureates worked on alleviating poverty, Red Cross (and associated people) got the prize for health, as did Albert Schweitzer. Snowden blew the lid off US governmental surveillance. I don't care about the Nobel Peace Prize one jot, but if I did, I'd definitely want a prize for Assange, though he is a very controversial figure.
- wallace_f 10y agoYou're right. Conflicts involving equality and human rights between peoples and their governments has only happened in the past, and the USA is currently immune from such conflict, so we can hardly define it as such. I don't regret the sarcasm: your presumption that defining what can be classified as a veritable struggle for human welfare can, in turn, be used as an argument for which struggles are most deserving of praise is what is called a straw man argument, perhaps the most annoying fallacy to refute before an audience of undecided thinkers as it is effective despite being logically inconsistent.
- bbctol 10y agoTo be fair, since the referendum didn't pass, Santos' legacy is also pretty up in the air