Um, REALLY!?!?! Assange for Nobel Peace Prize!?!?!?!?

Torvald Von Mansee · 01-31-11, 08:57 AM

http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/n...ileaks-founder

Obama got it for just NOT being Bush, while this guy clearly has done things which have contributed to violence. We're talking 1984 levels of hypocrisy, here!!

the_tyrant · 01-31-11, 09:02 AM

the nobel peace price should be awarded to someone who:
"...shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."

what did Assange do?

Dowly · 01-31-11, 09:10 AM

Anything goes after Obama's win.

mookiemookie · 01-31-11, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Torvald Von Mansee

while this guy clearly has done things which have contributed to violence.

No he hasn't.

ETR3(SS) · 01-31-11, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Anything goes after Obama's win.

This.

the_tyrant · 01-31-11, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Anything goes after Obama's win.

You can win with a "boobs for everybody" campaign!

Betonov · 01-31-11, 10:21 AM

There should be a: Nobel screwing the goverments and institutions prize.

Assange should be given the highest award possible on this planet, if the peace prize is that then he should have the peace prize, despite if he contributed to world peace or not

TLAM Strike · 01-31-11, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Anything goes after Obama's win.

Anything goes after Arafat's win...

Onkel Neal · 01-31-11, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Anything goes after Obama's win.

Truth!

Oberon · 01-31-11, 11:00 AM

Does this mean we should nominate The Third Man for a Nobel Peace Prize?

CCIP · 01-31-11, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Does this mean we should nominate The Third Man for a Nobel Peace Prize?

Well, he's certainly contributed a lot to Obama's credibility - after reading his posts, you can't help but slightly sympathise with the pres. So he totally deserves the Obama Peace Prize

Ducimus · 01-31-11, 11:33 AM

Obama aside, If this guy wins the nobel peace price, it will be all but official that it simply won't be worth anything anymore. It will be devalued to the point of being worth spit on the sidewalk.

Growler · 01-31-11, 11:46 AM

Guys, the Nobel Prizes are named for the dude who patented dynamite, and y'all are surprised by hypocrisy in the Peace Prize?

All kidding aside: Assange? Really?

I give up.

Jan Kyster · 01-31-11, 12:48 PM

Nobel Prize lost all credability when awarding that ... Al Gore...

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Originally Posted by Growler

Guys, the Nobel Prizes are named for the dude who patented dynamite...

That has saved a countless number of lives...

goldorak · 01-31-11, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Anything goes after Obama's win.

Yeah right.
After the Nobel peace prize was awarded to Arafat its credibility just went 6 feet under. And it never really recovered afterwards.

Arafat, Obama, Assange whats the difference really ? The first 2 have blood on their hands either directly or indirectly, Assange hasn't killed anyone and has started a moral revolution is how people expect to view their governments doings.
He is more worthy of the prize then either of the other 2 figures. You can hate him, find him a douchebag, obnoxious person, but what wikileaks has done is a great service to all liberal democratic societies.

01-31-11, 08:57 AM	#1
Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Um, REALLY!?!?! Assange for Nobel Peace Prize!?!?!?!? http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/n...ileaks-founder Obama got it for just NOT being Bush, while this guy clearly has done things which have contributed to violence. We're talking 1984 levels of hypocrisy, here!! __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky

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the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	the nobel peace price should be awarded to someone who: "...shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." what did Assange do? __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us

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Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Guys, the Nobel Prizes are named for the dude who patented dynamite, and y'all are surprised by hypocrisy in the Peace Prize? All kidding aside: Assange? Really? I give up. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Anything goes after Obama's win.

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	There should be a: Nobel screwing the goverments and institutions prize. Assange should be given the highest award possible on this planet, if the peace prize is that then he should have the peace prize, despite if he contributed to world peace or not

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Does this mean we should nominate The Third Man for a Nobel Peace Prize?

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Obama aside, If this guy wins the nobel peace price, it will be all but official that it simply won't be worth anything anymore. It will be devalued to the point of being worth spit on the sidewalk.