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Too bad there is not an 'Anti' version of this award that could be sent to the appropriate offices of the State and National Offices Attorney General and the Wh

by hsmyers 14y ago

Too bad there is not an 'Anti' version of this award that could be sent to the appropriate offices of the State and National Offices Attorney General and the White House---all of whom have earned the negative recognition.

CapitalistCartr 14y ago
The Joseph V Stalin Award for Outstanding Work Advancing Authoritarianism. Has a certain ring to it, don't you think?
- tn13 14y ago
  You probably meant that as a joke, but such an award exists. It is called Lenin Award. Let us see some people who got that award. 1. Indira Gandhi - The only PM of India. She got elected by malpractice and when the Court ruled against her she declared emergency in the country suspending democracy and putting all her opponents in jail. Now that is just one name I am familiar with because I am from India but you can research on other recipients and draw the conclusion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin_Peace_Prize http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin_Peace_Prize
  - smokeyj 14y ago
    Did she suspend democracy? Or make it abundantly clear that such thing doesn't exist..
    - pyre 14y ago
      She put it on hold, but promised to bring it back at a later date. :P
  - sid6376 14y ago
    Not all recipients of the rewards were autocratic leaders. Faiz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faiz_Ahmed_Faiz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faiz_Ahmed_Faiz) was a poet, Nelson Madela received the award and Aruna asaf ali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruna_Asaf_Ali http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruna_Asaf_Ali) was an Indian freedom fighter. I doubt any conclusion can be drawn just because the name of the prize is associated with an autocratic leader.
    - tn13 14y ago
      I never claimed the award was for autocratic leaders exclusively, but if an autocratic leader had a chance of winning "Peace Prize" it was probably this award alone.
- unimpressive 14y ago
  While I'm not a fan of that particular name, something in that spirit would be great.

by hsmyers 14y ago

CapitalistCartr 14y ago

The Joseph V Stalin Award for Outstanding Work Advancing Authoritarianism. Has a certain ring to it, don't you think?

tn13 14y ago
You probably meant that as a joke, but such an award exists. It is called Lenin Award. Let us see some people who got that award. 1. Indira Gandhi - The only PM of India. She got elected by malpractice and when the Court ruled against her she declared emergency in the country suspending democracy and putting all her opponents in jail. Now that is just one name I am familiar with because I am from India but you can research on other recipients and draw the conclusion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin_Peace_Prize http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin_Peace_Prize
- smokeyj 14y ago
  Did she suspend democracy? Or make it abundantly clear that such thing doesn't exist..
  - pyre 14y ago
    She put it on hold, but promised to bring it back at a later date. :P
- sid6376 14y ago
  Not all recipients of the rewards were autocratic leaders. Faiz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faiz_Ahmed_Faiz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faiz_Ahmed_Faiz) was a poet, Nelson Madela received the award and Aruna asaf ali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruna_Asaf_Ali http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruna_Asaf_Ali) was an Indian freedom fighter. I doubt any conclusion can be drawn just because the name of the prize is associated with an autocratic leader.
  - tn13 14y ago
    I never claimed the award was for autocratic leaders exclusively, but if an autocratic leader had a chance of winning "Peace Prize" it was probably this award alone.
unimpressive 14y ago
While I'm not a fan of that particular name, something in that spirit would be great.