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#nobelprizefail
« on: October 11, 2013, 06:36:17 am »
Once again, the Nobel Prize board has covered itself in fail.

Snatching the hopes of the odds-on frontrunner out of her 16-year-old-Taliban-defying jaws, the Nobel organisation has decided to issue the award to a small, little-known anti-Chemical weapons institution. In a year where chemical weapons were repeatedly used.

Now, Malala hasn't actually achieved anything, aside from taking a bullet to the head without dying. Nor has the anti-Chemical weapons body. The role of the Nobel Prize has widely accepted as an encouragement, not as a serious merit-based recognition of achievement (though sometimes that, too). It's more than a bit heartless (and stupid) for Norway to act in this manner.
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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2013, 09:27:11 am »
At least not Putin WTF was he nominated

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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2013, 09:44:26 am »
Is it really necessary to use a bloody hashtag of all things as the title?!

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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2013, 10:43:50 am »
I'm disappointed, true. But then I realized that Malala's still active. As far as I can tell, there's no rule against nominating someone for a second time. So there's plenty of opportunity for her to be nominated again, and win again.

Still, FAIL.
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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2013, 10:50:20 am »
Yeah, I think Ahtisaari was a candidate several times before getting the peace prize. (or at least he was campaigned for to get a nomination)

Is it really necessary to use a bloody hashtag of all things as the title?!

It does make it seem more childish and whiny in my opinion.
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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2013, 01:59:25 pm »
Is it really necessary to use a bloody hashtag of all things as the title?!

If a single symbol bothers you more than the actual contents of the post, you really need to get your priorities checked.
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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2013, 03:29:02 pm »
Well, Art does have a deep and abiding hatred for all things Twitter...as do I.

I get Fred's snarkiness in using it as a signal that the topic is about "fail"...
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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2013, 03:30:49 pm »
This essay has a different take on this whole thing & why the snub would be a blessing in disguise:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/10/malala-yousafzai-not-win-nobel-prize

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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2013, 04:47:21 pm »
Is it really necessary to use a bloody hashtag of all things as the title?!

Yes.
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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2013, 05:40:43 pm »
Well, Art does have a deep and abiding hatred for all things Twitter...as do I.

And yet my point still stands.
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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2013, 05:43:10 pm »
Not sure if I agree with the guardian since she could then use the prize to raise money that and getting the prize means that Obama and Cameron have to listen to her (she is trying to get the US and UK to negotiate with the Taliban)

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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2013, 06:13:57 pm »
Why would she, a 15 year old girl who's biggest accomplishment was shifting her brain matter out of the way, cause the world's biggest political leaders to start negotiations with the fucking Taliban?

Ironbite-I agree she's brave and all but all she did was pull a Lincoln and survive

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« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2013, 06:22:28 pm »
Well, Art does have a deep and abiding hatred for all things Twitter...as do I.

And yet my point still stands.

Using hashtags outside of Twitter is right up there with using "swag" or "YOLO" unironically.

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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2013, 06:52:37 pm »
Well, Art does have a deep and abiding hatred for all things Twitter...as do I.

And yet my point still stands.

Using hashtags outside of Twitter is right up there with using "swag" or "YOLO" unironically.

And yet my point still stands.
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Re: #nobelprizefail
« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2013, 11:11:34 pm »
Why would she, a 15 year old girl who's biggest accomplishment was shifting her brain matter out of the way, cause the world's biggest political leaders to start negotiations with the fucking Taliban?

Ironbite-I agree she's brave and all but all she did was pull a Lincoln and survive

The assassination attempt made her more famous, but her actual accomplishments are everything that caused the Taliban to want to kill her.
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