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Thank you for mentioning that, because that actually reinforces the overall point more deeply - it speaks to the exact farcical nature of the act in question -

Thank you for mentioning that, because that actually reinforces the overall point more deeply - it speaks to the exact farcical nature of the act in question - the awarding of the highest, globally accepted award toward actions that are claimed to be geared toward the enacting of a peaceful world. This is obviously false, if you award a leader ostensibly on his initial actions, without any knowledge of what the next 3 years will hold. Awarding Obama a Nobel Peace Prize was a symbolic decision, meant to reinforce the notion that solving the racial issues in the USA would somehow have some kind of long-term effect on US politics, and indirectly, on global geopolitical activity (lol, that definitely worked out super well, looking back from 2020). Has anyone told the current US leadership that we were terrorists to our own set of oppressors, back in the day? Sorry, but this topic upsets me because no one seems to realize what all of these subtle actions really mean in the aggregate. Maybe I'm just a kook.

luckylion 7y ago
I think the committee got somewhat carried away and allowed themselves to dream that "Yes, we can" was more than a slogan and that Obama's presidency would be "change we can believe in" and they wanted to both encourage him to stay on that road by showering him with praise and give him more civil clout. I do believe that they were convinced they'd be helpful, that it was honest naivete, but I might very well be wrong.
jstewartmobile 7y ago
You are not a kook. Back during the invasion of Afghanistan, there was a photo of a soldier holding up a poster. The poster read, "We are at war. America is at the mall." Murdering browns and yellows abroad while being laser-focused on status and self-stimulation at home has been the American Way for the entire post-war period. Today's google news recommendations: - delete these android adware apps hiding on your phone - a british family on vacation accidentally drove into the US - cardi b stuns in louis vuitton bikini picture - salma hayek, 53, shares revealing acupuncture photo - 'wheel of fortune' contestant's crack about 'loveless marriage'

luckylion 7y ago

I think the committee got somewhat carried away and allowed themselves to dream that "Yes, we can" was more than a slogan and that Obama's presidency would be "change we can believe in" and they wanted to both encourage him to stay on that road by showering him with praise and give him more civil clout. I do believe that they were convinced they'd be helpful, that it was honest naivete, but I might very well be wrong.

jstewartmobile 7y ago

You are not a kook. Back during the invasion of Afghanistan, there was a photo of a soldier holding up a poster. The poster read, "We are at war. America is at the mall." Murdering browns and yellows abroad while being laser-focused on status and self-stimulation at home has been the American Way for the entire post-war period. Today's google news recommendations: - delete these android adware apps hiding on your phone - a british family on vacation accidentally drove into the US - cardi b stuns in louis vuitton bikini picture - salma hayek, 53, shares revealing acupuncture photo - 'wheel of fortune' contestant's crack about 'loveless marriage'