• TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    The peace prize did seem pretty pointless since Obama won it for doing nothing. Like don’t get me wrong I voted for the guy and wanted him to win, but it was pretty dang empty to give him the peace prize, especially since he then went on to be in charge while some really ugly stuff went down.

    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Yeah in hindsight it was a silly award that felt like a “thanks for not being Bush and Cheney” prize.

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        3 months ago

        Now look into how many bombs were dropped under Bush/Chaney, and then how many were dropped under Obama. You’ll quickly understand what the Nobel Peace Prize was for.

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      3 months ago

      He didn’t do nothing, he specialized in illegal drone strikes.