[Kriggerel]

I wrote a piece shortly after the 2016 Election, which lays out just how I feel about the Nobel so-called "Peace" Prize. The Prize's Price - (c)2016 by (((Trevor Patrick))) Someone recently asked about the Nobel Peace Prize- that if I ever won it myself, what such an 'honour' would mean to me? My mind immediately went to Lê Đức Thọ, who, along with Henry Kissinger, was awarded it in 1973- Well, history records, that Thọ turned down this so-called 'peace' prize, due to the inconvenient fact that there was no actual peace! Maybe even back then, he was ahead of the curve, knowing that 'peace' is a pretty lie, that only exists in a fairy-tale world. Then, the awkward spectacle in 1994: A carnival sideshow of forked-tongue speech, and behind their backs, you could see everyone's fingers crossed- the translators stumbling over the recurrent phrase: '...that we've achieved whatever it is we've achieved' It was agonisingly obvious, we were watching history's most cynical photo-op. Ah, but we weren't done yet- disingenuous photo-ops were just the start! The following years showed, there was so much further to go in that direction: Like in 2009, when, apparently the sole criterion became the mere expedient of getting yourself elected! And all of a sudden, the last scales fell away, revealing a popularity contest with a fancy name- of which the mildest criticism you can throw against it is that it's all so transparently shallow and myopic... Never mind the fact, that it's now completely discredited, and has become even less meaningful than 'team effort' ribbons or participation 'trophies'. Even worse than this, 'Peace' has now become officially Orwellian- the: 'Yeah, too quiet!' cliché warning that the hammer's about to fall again- -and the magic moment when everyone stands around reloading, or stuffing all the ballot boxes, while the rubes think they're actually 'voting'. But I was asked a fair question: 'Well, what if you won the Peace Nobel?' After all, the precedent's now been set: you can get it for doing nothing at all. If that really is an acceptable criterion, then absolutely, I am just as qualified, yet, stupid schlub that I am, I know I'd also turn it down. And I'd do it for the same reason that was offered in 1973- all the planet's little wars slowly joining hands, is a Hell of a long way from 'peace’. Indeed, I honestly believe there are few humans on this planet, who actually deserve that prize- at least in the form that Nobel intended... So, after I turned it down, as I think any sane person should, towards far more deserving winners, would I then offer my suggestions. I'd say: Give it to the new day sunrise: each one restores your hope, and dries your tears. I'd say: Give it to the beauty of a single minute: more than a thousand mortals could achieve in a hundred years. I'd say: Give it to the trees that old men plant, under whose shade they know they'll never sit. I'd say: Give it to the snowflakes that gently fall on the day that winter starts closing in. I'd say: Give it to all the animals, who, for hundreds of generations have constantly and selflessly enriched our lives, and I'd say: In the end, give it to the passage of years- because even the mightiest empires are powerless against time.

[Savage Beast]

President Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War peacefully.

'it is time for a new award to be created that recognizes true achievements and not virtue signaling. This award should be called the Reagan Peace Prize, named after another conservative Republican President, who was ignored by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee. Reagan brought peace to millions of people after the collapse of the “evil empire.” He truly helped the cause of freedom and promoted peace throughout the world. Trump is doing the same thing; it is time he is credited.'

[jimfree]

Sounds great. I’ll contribute a few bucks to the endowment.

[PlateOfShrimp]

Winning the Nobel Prize would be dynamite.

[Elsie]

Trump Deserves Higher Honor Than Nobel Prize

He already has it:

POTUS!

[I want the USA back]

A google search for Trump Nobel Peace Prize shows the huge amount of hatred there is for Trump.

Most mainstream news outlets don’t cover it. Those that do, trash Trump.

[polymuser]

Good Catholics could petition their church for his sainthood: Saint Donald the Peacemaker.

[HighSierra5]

Four more years is sufficient enough.

[Pravious]

I’m up for Mt. Rushmore.

[rovenstinez]

Point well taken, when Obama took the prize, it sullied its value forever for me.

[HangnJudge]

The Golden Child got a Nobel Peace Prize, for doing... nothing, then attacked Libya, which had done nothing, to the US, after Libya had surrendered its nuclear and chemical weapons programs, to us, rendering them defenseless against a determined superior attack.

[yldstrk]

The reason there was no peace possible during the Obama years is because the Moslem countries wanted victory over Israel and so did Obama. The reason there is peace now is because the Moslem countries see they have better lives if they focus on making money and not ideology.

[rktman]

Seems like the ‘nobells’ piece prize is like “EVERYBODY GETS A TROPHYISM” anymore. I mean if manbearpig and obxxx can get one then someone needs to nominate me as well. Actually, I’m probably more deserving than either one of them. LOL!

[tbw2]

The Israeli peace deals (2 now?) are proof Kushner had a valid reason to be on staff, too. And each is a valid reason for a Nobel peace prize.