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[–] charonn0@startrek.website 19 points 5 days ago

From what I can tell it's a tweet in which they "recommend" his nomination, rather than nominate him themselves.

While members of national legislatures are allowed to nominate people for a Nobel prize, national governments per se are not.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Who are the people on the first pic?

[–] Sims@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Well, if warring Obomba could get it, the prize really is open for anyone..

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Giving the peace prize to the commander of the worlds 8 biggest militias is an oxymoron no matter who is currently in charge.

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I wonder how, a group of people who's entire job it is to determine who's worthy of a nobel peace prize, can make the mistake of awarding it to someone who bombs civilians (I think it was hundreds per year until Trump stopped publishing the numbers).

[–] WhatsTheHoldup@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 days ago

Look up what Alfred Nobel is famous for inventing and the whole bombing fixation starts to make more sense.

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago

What desperation for money does to a mfer?

[–] sircac@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

The same country would lend a nuke to Iran? What a timeline...