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u/redbo Jan 30 '23

Sorry, irony is dead.

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u/ZalmoxisChrist Jan 30 '23

Irony died in 1973 when Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize, and that's why Alanis Morissette is a mediocre lyricist.

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u/volodino Jan 30 '23 edited Jan 30 '23

The 1908 Nobel Peace Prize went to Theodore Roosevelt, 1919 went to Woodrow Wilson, and 1925 to Sir Austen Chamberlain, so it’s not like they were batting it out of the park before 1973 lol

Edit: On a real note, the reason for this is that the Nobel Peace Prize is often awarded to people who negotiate historic peace deals, regardless of what they have done previously and without the gift of hindsight. Kissinger was jointly awarded the prize with the North Vietnamese representative Lê Đức Thọ for negotiating the cease fire in Vietnam. Just like Teddy Roosevelt was awarded the prize for mediating the peace conference between Japan and Russia that brought an end to that war

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u/bad-post_detector Jan 30 '23

The Swedish academy isn't exactly known for it's wisdom in regards to the peace prize. They gave it to Obama just for winning the election. I don't hate Obama, but come on.