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Originally Posted by Little32
First, to the bold: yes, it is and no one chided you on it, though you "struck the first blow." 
Second, I don't blindly support anybody, but I do acknowledge that they and not I have been entrusted to make these decisions and award these prizes. As the Foundation is a private entity, I understand that any protest or objection that I might raise is generally pointless and perhaps presumptious; much in the same way that someone outside of your fraternity could not really make any protests about members that you admit to your fraternity, at least none that you would consider worthy of acknowledgement and, honestly, most of which you would probably deride.
The committee collectively decided that Obama deserved the honor and they are the ones that matter with regards to the prize, which is theirs to give. To me, that's the bottom line to the question of merit. To paraphrase a colleague, only in America could a Nobel Peace Prize inspire so much hate.
Edit to address your edit: The things that I run, I take care of. My whole point is that the decision of the committee of this private organization--in which the assertion of merit is implicit--should be respected. What does all of this second-guessing gain anyone? Why do people feel that their perspective has more merit or validity than those of the people that were chosen to sit on this committee? Why does anyone feel a need to talk about who does or does not deserve the prize? What is the point? |
I agree with you Little32. The committee thought he deserved it so, clearly based on the standards that count he deserved it.
People who ask what has he achieved probably don't recognize how difficult it truly is to organize such a large number of extremly diverse supporters [a group of supporters that crosses boundaries of race, religion, region, language, etc.] around a message of hope, positivity, humanity and ultimately love. No one else has ever been able to do that. I know its a small achievement to some, but comparatively speaking it is quite large.
Now, he won the Prize because he can actually do what he has set out to do and is in the process of making it happen. Yes, its political, but I wouldn't say he is not at all deserving. Glad he won it!
"Why put off for tomorrow what you can accomplish today?" Guess the Prize committee took this one to heart! lol!
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