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Who might be nominated? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Who should win the Nobel Peace Prize this year?
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The Nobel Peace Prize is, in my opinion, extremely overrated. Rather than being about the impact on the people advocates are claiming to help, it’s about the media impact and what could draw the most publicity. While many nominations are absolutely deserved, they’re undermined by the committee trying to make some kind of political statement or garner favour.
For example, What did Greta Thunberg has been nominated for 2019. Her contributions to world peace? A few speeches to the UN and sailing to reduce her carbon footprint. She has the determination and success but her nomination, though well-intentioned, lacks substance. Point to any clear impact she has had on peace.
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a noticeable absence
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Six-year-old North West (son of Kanye and Kim) is certainly worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The chemistry prize went for development of a product that hit the market in 1991.
What was the most significant act of peace in the 80s with ramifications today and who is still alive to take credit? They should win.
What was the most significant act of peace in the 80s with ramifications today and who is still alive to take credit? They should win.
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Makes sense to me, but the Peace Prize seems to be more of an aspirational thing.
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By withdrawing from Syria, Trump probably thought he should get it
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Obama agrees
Ellen DeGeneres for being brave enough to sit next to, and joke with her philosophical opposite Bush, knowing the immense triggering it would cause to the snowflake lefties and the inevitable ensuing, moral outrage leading to their usual group think and social media lynch mob antics.
theprestige
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Greta Thunberg, for bravely accompanying a prince of Monaco on a transatlantic voyage aboard his luxury sailboat. One can only imagine how much of her precious childhood was stolen away, above those briny deeps.
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Shemp.
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I vote for John Barron.
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Scrut, surely.
DuvalHMFIC
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I nominate myself. You can pick the category.
It's now just two hours until the prize winner is revealed. I know the media is focusing on Thunberg, but there are actually quite a few good candidates this year.
My hottest tip would be Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea's president Isaiad Afwerki for brokering peace after 20 years of conflict.
Another one, and my favourite, is Reporters Without Borders. We are living in a time where good journalism is becoming more and more important.
A fun one would be Hong Kong activists. It's always fun to poke China.
My hottest tip would be Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea's president Isaiad Afwerki for brokering peace after 20 years of conflict.
Another one, and my favourite, is Reporters Without Borders. We are living in a time where good journalism is becoming more and more important.
A fun one would be Hong Kong activists. It's always fun to poke China.