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“That’s completely unheard of,” Janne Haaland Matlary, a professor with the University of Oslo and a former politician, told public broadcaster NRK. “It’s a total lack of respect for the award, on her part,” she said, calling the act “meaningless” and “pathetic.”

LOL @ the both of them.

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[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 100 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Him pushing for and then accepting someone else’s peace prize award says everything anyone needs to know about him: he’s the biggest asshole in the world and has no shame.

[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't forget the middle part where he used the US military to kill a bunch of people and kidnap her main political foe.

I believe that if I were a past recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize I would be returning it. Not the money though, because fuck 'em, I'll keep the money.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

I think I'd sell it. Makes it even more of a statement, and even more money!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeahbut . . . See, we already knew that. Like, almost a decade ago that was crystal clear.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

For sure, as a New Yorker, I’ve known longer than that, but it still amazes me that there are people who don’t know yet.

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hold he's afraid of dying because he's so close to death's door that he's doing the prosperity gospel's thing of trying to look good for god. He's siphoning all the money he can, getting awards and structures built for him thinking it's his way into heaven. Because a man like that would see holy salvation as transactional.

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

Mostly because he sees everything as transactional.

When you're a drag to be around, nobody hangs out with you unless they want something from you. And that just reinforces the worldview that everything is transactional.