i had pretty much resigned not to do any more nobel-blogging after the events of wednesday morning, but i've had some time to cool off, and today's peace prize requires mention. as you probably already know, the nobel peace prize was given to barack obama for his international diplomacy and because he gives the world hope. this pretty much does away with any credibility scandinavia has. i like obama, but he hasn't done anything prize-worthy. many people toil for their entire lives studying, sciencing, writing, and working for the good of mankind, and most of them will never receive a nobel. as for obama: guantanamo is still open, our troops are still in iraq, we may send more troops to afghanistan, we still practice rendition to secret black-site prisons, and we aren't holding any former officials responsible for torture or violations of the geneva convention and other international laws. i'm not really sure what he's done that's so peaceful.
as a colleague of mine just said, "i'm for nuclear disarmament too, but no one is going to give me a peace prize for it."
11 months ago
4 comments:
I am with you on this one!
I agree 100%, he may do something to earn it, but has not yet in fact many of the things he has done in Afganistan are the exact opposite of peace. However it should also not be forgotten that he didnt ask or lobby for this prize. So does he deserve the shit he is going to get for winning it? maybe... I suppose he could say no, and if there were any justice he would, or put it on lay away for future peace installments... but that would be highly unlikely.
What can we do to get Obama to give his award to Harry?
The fact that he's president of the US may make the fact that he's for nuclear disarmament slightly more significant than your friend's view.
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