LONDON — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was the odds-on favourite to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Why the fuck would she even come into the discussion ?!!! …
The award would have capped an already extraordinary year , in which Thunberg evolved from a student sitting outside the Swedish Parliament , all by herself , to become the leader of a global youth movement , inspiring millions of schoolchildren around the world to join her in calling for greater action on climate change.
“ How dare you ? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words ” she told world leaders in a blistering speech at the United Nations last month.
But instead of bestowing the prize on the 16-year-old Swede , the Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed , who was praised for his efforts to “ achieve peace and international cooperation ”.
Abiy , on the other hand , is a 43-year-old former intelligence officer , has ushered in an era of hope for peace and greater freedoms in Africa’s second-most populous country , which has long been governed by authoritarian regimes. Upon taking office in April 2018 , Abiy initiated the release of thousands of political prisoners , lifted bans on various political organizations , prosecuted former officials accused of torture and vowed to move Ethiopia toward its first free , multiparty elections in 2020.
Abiy has also made bold foreign policy moves , formally ending a 20-year military standoff with Eritrea , which seceded from Ethiopia in 1993 after decades of bloody war.
Now , consider this …
In his will outlining the prize, Nobel wrote that the recipient should be someone who has advanced the “abolition or reduction of standing armies” — which some have interpreted as requiring a direct connection to peace and conflict.
I’d say Abiy fits that context rather well … Not some spoiled brat memorizing speechs for the camera !!! …
Uh , I dunno … But that sounds a tad bit more worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize … Over another child actor spouting off bullshit about climate change and ” stolen dreams ” !!! …
I think the people on the Nobel board made the correct choice …
Source: Greta Thunberg loses out on Nobel Peace Prize … How could so many be wrong ? …
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