Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

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Post by Suraj-Sun » Sun, Aug 04, 2013, 1:45 AM UTC

Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
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Post by fastfade » Sun, Aug 04, 2013, 1:59 AM UTC

most deserving nominee in decades.

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Post by mixmax » Sun, Aug 04, 2013, 2:03 AM UTC

the irony of a whistleblower trying to escape from the nobel-prize winning president of the United States being nominated for the nobel prize is, well pricelss.

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Post by teddyh » Sun, Aug 04, 2013, 2:03 AM UTC

I fail to see how what Snowden has done has promoted world peace. The Nobel Peace prize is not (recent awardees notwithstanding) a we-like-you prize. It's supposed to be about world peace, and I just don't see how Snowden has advanced that particular goal. Or am I just dense?

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Post by scottcowley » Sun, Aug 04, 2013, 2:04 AM UTC

Can you imagine if Edward Snowden was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize just a couple of years after Barack Obama? The contrast would truly blow my mind.

Neither are deserving, IMO.

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Post by andrewskw » Sun, Aug 04, 2013, 2:05 AM UTC

Awesome, him getting a Peace Prize for going against the president who also happened to get the peace prize. Oh the irony.

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Post by cuttooth » Sun, Aug 04, 2013, 2:06 AM UTC

teddyh wrote: post #4

I fail to see how what Snowden has done has promoted world peace. The Nobel Peace prize is not (recent awardees notwithstanding) a we-like-you prize. It's supposed to be about world peace , and I just don't see how Snowden has advanced that particular goal. Or am I just dense?

No, it's not just you. It's completely undeserved.

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Post by pachydermic » Sun, Aug 04, 2013, 2:06 AM UTC

Anyone could be nominated for the prize. It just means some guy wrote a letter to the committee.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize#Nomination

If I'm reading that correctly, any recognized professor could write a letter nominating anybody.

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Post by krapp » Sun, Aug 04, 2013, 2:08 AM UTC

teddyh wrote: post #4

I fail to see how what Snowden has done has promoted world peace. The Nobel Peace prize is not (recent awardees notwithstanding) a we-like-you prize. It's supposed to be about world peace , and I just don't see how Snowden has advanced that particular goal. Or am I just dense?

Obama didn't do anything to earn it either, other than not being George W. Bush.

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Post by jmspring » Sun, Aug 04, 2013, 2:09 AM UTC

mixmax wrote: post #3

the irony of a whistleblower trying to escape from the nobel-prize winning president of the United States being nominated for the nobel prize is, well pricelss.

Obama was awarded the Peace Prize prematurely. I've yet to see something he's done to deserve it, despite voting for him the first time.