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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:14 pmby Souriya Al-Assad
Imperial Nilfgaard wrote:So since Russia was able to avert a war in Syria by standing up to the US of A, there are growing rumors that perhaps Vladimir Putin should deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2013/09/pr-campaign-gears-get-nobel-peace-prize-putin He is clearly a wise leader and although he has some unflattering tendencies (like his attitude towards homosexuals) so did Obama (Drones, NSA, etc) and that didn't stop him from getting one or having said prize revoked.
I know it's a longshot, since the Nobel Committee is ideologically aligned with western values and is probably loath to give a prize to someone who so strongly opposes the liberal transatlantic power structure but it's worth speculating because he arguably is the most formidable statesman of our day.
Agreed. The Putin deserves the Prize.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:15 pmby Frisivisia
Luziyca wrote:Obama got one, so... it doesn't really matter, although I hope Obama doesn't get another one.
YEAH, fucking OBAMA. WHERE'S MY CHANGE? HUH?
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:15 pmby Frisivisia
Souriya Al-Assad wrote:Imperial Nilfgaard wrote:So since Russia was able to avert a war in Syria by standing up to the US of A, there are growing rumors that perhaps Vladimir Putin should deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2013/09/pr-campaign-gears-get-nobel-peace-prize-putin He is clearly a wise leader and although he has some unflattering tendencies (like his attitude towards homosexuals) so did Obama (Drones, NSA, etc) and that didn't stop him from getting one or having said prize revoked.
I know it's a longshot, since the Nobel Committee is ideologically aligned with western values and is probably loath to give a prize to someone who so strongly opposes the liberal transatlantic power structure but it's worth speculating because he arguably is the most formidable statesman of our day.
Agreed. The Putin deserves the Prize.
Knowing you, I'd think you'd support Bathar Al Athad.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:16 pmby Greater Vayland
Finium wrote:They'll probably give Obama another one, or is it the pope's turn?
If Francis can get up on stage to receive it and shake hands before one of the Vatican's drones overrule him again? Sure.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:16 pmby Cu Math
This makes as much sense as awarding Stalin an olympic medal for inadvertently creating biathlon...by invading Finland.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:16 pmby Neoconstantius
Luziyca wrote:Obama got one, so... it doesn't really matter, although I hope Obama doesn't get another one.
What could he possibly get another one for? Our ongoing war in Afghanistan? The increasing frequency of aerial drone strikes across the world? His sooper-uber-alliez coalition that intervened in Libya? A man of peace, indeed.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:16 pmby Nyr Hrafn-Heim
The big VP has been /Putin/ Obama in his place. You go girl.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:16 pmby Finium
Frisivisia wrote:Luziyca wrote:Obama got one, so... it doesn't really matter, although I hope Obama doesn't get another one.
YEAH, fucking OBAMA. WHERE'S MY CHANGE? HUH?
Shhh... change isn't cool anymore, it's cooler to reveal yourself to have been a closet-conservative all along
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:17 pmby Constaniana
Magnificent abs and the ability to kill a dozen polar bears from forty paces away with a single flex of the left bicep aren't qualifications for a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:17 pmby Imperial Nilfgaard
Frisivisia wrote:Souriya Al-Assad wrote:Agreed. The Putin deserves the Prize.
Knowing you, I'd think you'd support Bathar Al Athad.
Hey it' not cool to make fun of Bashar's lisp. Disability is something to sympathize with, not ostracize.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:17 pmby Frisivisia
Imperial Nilfgaard wrote:Frisivisia wrote:Knowing you, I'd think you'd support Bathar Al Athad.
Hey it' not cool to make fun of Bashar's lisp. Disability is something to sympathize with, not ostracize.
Is chinlessness a disability?
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:18 pmby Wolfenium
To a man who suppressed free speech, outlaws homosexuality and invades breakaway states and unruly ex-puppets, I don't think so. But then, they gave one to Obama solely for being the first non-white president to be elected in the US, so I don't expect to be surprised if Putin somehow got one.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:18 pmby Nanatsu no Tsuki
Imperial Nilfgaard wrote:Christmahanikwanzikah wrote:I don't usually vote for Nobel Prize winners, but when I do, I prefer ones that throw a women's rights band in prison.
Pussy Riot was kinda asking for it.
You know who says stuff like that? Rape apologists.
Nope, Pussy Riot wasn't asking for it. Putin is a reactionary leader who doesn't give a fuck about his people. He has no compunction about trampling other people's right. He's not Nobel Prize material.
And for the record, neither was Obama. I thought that him winning it was a travesty.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:19 pmby Greater Vayland
Constaniana wrote:Magnificent abs and the ability to kill a dozen polar bears from forty paces away with a single flex of the left bicep aren't qualifications for a Nobel Peace Prize.
You're terrible.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:19 pmby Imperial Nilfgaard
Frisivisia wrote:Imperial Nilfgaard wrote:Hey it' not cool to make fun of Bashar's lisp. Disability is something to sympathize with, not ostracize.
Is chinlessness a disability?
Not really, and in any case Assad has a fine chin. As a straight male I can't tell if he's attractive but since he has a super hot wife then I can deduce he must be fairly good looking.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:20 pmby Frisivisia
Imperial Nilfgaard wrote:Frisivisia wrote:Is chinlessness a disability?
Not really, and in any case Assad has a fine chin. As a straight male I can't tell if he's attractive but since he has a super hot wife then I can deduce he must be fairly good looking.
Power is a potent aphrodisiac.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:20 pmby Neoconstantius
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Imperial Nilfgaard wrote:Pussy Riot was kinda asking for it.
You know who says stuff like that? Rape apologists.
Nope, Pussy Riot wasn't asking for it. Putin is a reactionary leader who doesn't give a fuck about his people. He has no compunction about trampling other people's right. He's not Nobel Prize material.
And for the record, neither was Obama. I thought that him winning it was a travesty.
That's a pretty irrelevant factoid, considering that Pussy Riot was not raped. They were arrested for violating the law. Rape has nothing to do with this.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:21 pmby Imperial Nilfgaard
Frisivisia wrote:Imperial Nilfgaard wrote:Not really, and in any case Assad has a fine chin. As a straight male I can't tell if he's attractive but since he has a super hot wife then I can deduce he must be fairly good looking.
Power is a potent aphrodisiac.
They met when he was an eye doctor. All hail the Glorious dear opthamologist!
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:22 pmby Wolfenium
Edit: Stupid double post.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:22 pmby Nanatsu no Tsuki
Neoconstantius wrote:Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:You know who says stuff like that? Rape apologists.
Nope, Pussy Riot wasn't asking for it. Putin is a reactionary leader who doesn't give a fuck about his people. He has no compunction about trampling other people's right. He's not Nobel Prize material.
And for the record, neither was Obama. I thought that him winning it was a travesty.
That's a pretty irrelevant factoid, considering that Pussy Riot was not raped. They were arrested for violating the law. Rape has nothing to do with this.
That's not why I used that analogy. Read again.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:23 pmby Imperial Nilfgaard
Wolfenium wrote:To a man who actively suppresses free speech, turns the government into a Russian roulette between him and his cronies, outlaws gays and invades breakway states like a boss, I don't think he deserves one. But given the comittee had already given one to Obama for presence alone, I wouldn't be surprised if Tsar Putin actually gets one.
So you admit at least that he is a boss.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:23 pmby The Corparation
Putin should win the Nobel Prize in Super-Villainy, for showing us that Bond Style Evil Geniuses don't have to hold the world to ransom with death rays or nukes for gold, they can instead rise to the top of a country through mostly legitimate political means and acquire control of a decent chunk of the world's nuclear arsenal without all that bother of having to worry about whether 007 is banging their mistress.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:24 pmby OMGeverynameistaken
Being a leader of a major power pretty much automatically entails being a bastard.
That said, Putin doesn't deserve a Nobel peace prize. Neither does Obama. Really, being a national leader should pretty much automatically disqualify you from the running.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:24 pmby Aeken
Neither of them deserve it.
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Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:24 pmby Farnhamia
Imperial Nilfgaard wrote:So since Russia was able to avert a war in Syria by standing up to the US of A, there are growing rumors that perhaps Vladimir Putin should deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2013/09/pr-campaign-gears-get-nobel-peace-prize-putin He is clearly a wise leader and although he has some unflattering tendencies (like his attitude towards homosexuals) so did Obama (Drones, NSA, etc) and that didn't stop him from getting one or having said prize revoked.
I know it's a longshot, since the Nobel Committee is ideologically aligned with western values and is probably loath to give a prize to someone who so strongly opposes the liberal transatlantic power structure but it's worth speculating because he arguably is the most formidable statesman of our day.
He averted a war? He's been enabling the already existing war there. How about he brings Assad and the rebels to the conference table and brokers a real peace?
That would be worth a Peace Prize.