European Union wins Nobel Peace Prize for uniting continent

TLAM Strike · 10-12-12, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

It is a bit of a stretch to award it to an organisation rather than to a person...however in a manner of speaking I can see their point. This is one of the longest stretches of peace in Western Europe since Roman times!
So, in those terms alone, the EU deserves a peace prize.

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to many organizations before. The Institute of International Law in 1904, the Red Cross in 1917 and 1944, plus a few others.

But I don't see why the EU should receive it, their members have been at peace for decades; I've not heard of the EU stopping a war between its members...

Dan D · 10-12-12, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to many organizations before. The Institute of International Law in 1904, the Red Cross in 1917 and 1944, plus a few others.

But I don't see why the EU should receive it, their members have been at peace for decades; I've not heard of the EU stopping a war between its members...

"their members have been at peace for decades", that is relative. In 1945 the US had about the same amount of troops in Germany as Nazi Germany had with its Allies when they attacked the Soviet Union in 1941: three millions. In Europe throughout history we never had a longer period without war since the end of WW II, very relative. We have to get used to it.
There was never a war between EU members. If you refer to the conflicts on the Balkans, there were no EU members back then. They now want to become EU members. U can't become a EU member if you go to war with your neighbour,

soopaman2 · 10-13-12, 01:13 AM

This is similar to giving president Obama the Nobel Peace prize as soon as he took office.

Way too premature, and laughable.

I guess even the Nobel commitee has forsaken its integrity.

Makes me wary of any of its other winners, the most recent ones seem to be politically driven.

I can point out quite a few things bad about the so called "unity"

I'll start with Germany and France floating the bills at all costs to hold this farce together.

HunterICX · 10-13-12, 03:27 AM

It's like giving the Nobel Price in Economics to the ones who invented the Euro..... it's hilariously ridiculous.

HunterICX

Gerald · 10-13-12, 06:51 AM

Well, the Norwegians thought maybe completely different paths....

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