empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoNetanyahu surprises Trump with formal Nobel Peace Prize nominationwww.msn.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareblattrules@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53·4 days agoCan war criminals nominate people for peace prizes?
minus-squareMetostopholes@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·4 days agoWar criminals can be awarded the Nobel peace prize. e.g. Henry Kissinger.
minus-squarelimer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoI can flip a coin to decide if any Nobel peace prize winner is an arse, and be correct more than not
minus-squareSaledovil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agoYes. A surprising number of people can nominate people for the noble peace prize. This isn’t like the Oscar, where a nomination is already an achievement.
minus-squareSusaga@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoHonestly, looking at some of the movies that WON Oscars, a nomination just means a studio is backing them.
Can war criminals nominate people for peace prizes?
War criminals can be awarded the Nobel peace prize.
e.g. Henry Kissinger.
I can flip a coin to decide if any Nobel peace prize winner is an arse, and be correct more than not
Yes. A surprising number of people can nominate people for the noble peace prize. This isn’t like the Oscar, where a nomination is already an achievement.
Honestly, looking at some of the movies that WON Oscars, a nomination just means a studio is backing them.