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[–] miz@hexbear.net 32 points 7 months ago (3 children)
[–] d_cagno@hexbear.net 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Was gonna say, I think that ship sailed a while ago.

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Between Kissinger, Obama and her I'm negatively polarized into thinking everyone who gets one is a terrible war criminal

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You wouldn't be too wrong. Since 1990 from my reckoning they've given the peace prize to

  • 2 internationally recognised genocidaires (Aung San Suu Kyi [Well, what she did was recognised as a genocide by basically every NGO, but somehow she is never blamed], Abiy Ahmed)
  • 5 known war criminals (Obama, Yitzhak Rabin [Although he remains the least bad Israeli prime minister, a praise somewhat akin to "the nicest nazi", something over which he was murdered], Shimon Peres, Carter and Abiy Ahmed)
  • 1 guy who covered up war crimes (Juan Manuel Santos)
  • 1 Person who was mentioned in the panama papers (Juan Manuel Santos again)
  • 1 Gorbachev
[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Kissinger writes an article with the same headline, but the text is just about how Machado hasn't killed enough kids to earn the prize.

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago

Kissinger offered to give the prize back. Even he realised it was absurd

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Tom Lehrer famously declared that satire died the day Kissinger got the nobel peace prize. (He also stopped doing satire)

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yep hell if you wanted a venezuelian opposition figures she only stands out by how much she campaigns the western line and kowtows to them.

[–] Euergetes@hexbear.net 11 points 7 months ago
[–] inconspicuouswriter@hexbear.net 5 points 7 months ago

The meanings and purposes of all institutions have not been lost, they've become clear. The veil has been lifted, which is whtly the aggression has increased.