We're approaching the Nobel season, and look forward to reading about the winners in the sciences and in literature. Contrarily, we are apprehensive re the Peace Prize. Why?
1. Previous winners include Yasser Arafat and Barack Obama.
2. Mahatma Gandhi and Vaclav Havel never received the award.
Nobel Peace Prize
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Re: Nobel Peace Prize
While I don't think much of the Nobel Peace Prize considering some of its inappropriate recipients (Kissinger? Seriously?) it's understood that the prize was not awarded at all in 1948 because Gandhi had been assassinated and the award cannot be made posthumously.Jim the Moron wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 4:56 amWe're approaching the Nobel season, and look forward to reading about the winners in the sciences and in literature. Contrarily, we are apprehensive re the Peace Prize. Why?
1. Previous winners include Yasser Arafat and Barack Obama.
2. Mahatma Gandhi and Vaclav Havel never received the award.
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