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Re:Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel ... by parthdesai on Friday October 06, 2023 @09:57AM (#37790875)
> So I thought it was weird, sure, but I could somehow rationalize it.

Not if you happened to be a person in Libya/Syria/Afghanistan or a few other middle eastern countries.

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Re:Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel ... by suoduandao3 on Friday October 06, 2023 @10:36AM (#37791357)
If I recall correctly though, Obama won the peace prize shortly after winning the election and ran from a much more doveish platform than he governed from.
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Re:Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel ... by LanceH on Friday October 06, 2023 @12:27PM (#37792858)
He won the prize before actually doing anything more than campaign promises. If we're awarding prizes based on campaign promises...well, there will be some interesting awards, indeed.
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