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Maybe they should just be a little more careful about who they give it to. Even back when she seemed like a saint, did she really advance the cause of world pea
by mikeash 8y ago
Maybe they should just be a little more careful about who they give it to. Even back when she seemed like a saint, did she really advance the cause of world peace that much? I don’t see how.
The classic crazy example would be Obama’s prize. It was obviously just a “you're not George W. Bush” prize. Hard to take such a thing seriously. They should stop treating it as “we like your political activism” and start treating it as “you have significantly contributed to world peace.”
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- ab71e5 8y agoYou mean President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho?
- chimeracoder 8y ago> The classic crazy example would be Obama’s prize. It was obviously just a “you're not George W. Bush” prize. Hard to take such a thing seriously Tom Lehrer, a satirical musician, once said that political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was given the Nobel Peace Prize.
- mikeash 8y agoThat is a good example, but at least Kissinger did actually contribute to peace, even though overshadowed by his other activities.
- pmiller2 8y agoI'm not sure it would be awarded more than once a generation if they actually required a significant contribution to creating world peace. I don't necessarily consider that a bad thing. Looking at the list of recent recipients, I would say Mikhail Gorbachev is probably the most recent individual who truly, unequivocally deserves it.
- mikeash 8y agoThe committee saying “none of you assholes deserve it this year, try harder” might be a good statement to make.