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If there are as many examples of people receiving the peace prize then going on to be warmongers as there are the reverse, it suggests that the peace prize isn'
by jtolmar 7y ago
If there are as many examples of people receiving the peace prize then going on to be warmongers as there are the reverse, it suggests that the peace prize isn't really doing anything here and we're just looking at the base rate of leaders switching between peaceful and warlike actions.
- Tomte 7y agoNo, that's a fallacy, unless you can credibly argue for a causal link, i.e. because of the prize people feel they can get away with violence. I find that not impossible to argue, but incredible, and would want to see supporting evidence.