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Tetrachloride

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37. Some background information

Mon Jun 22, 2020, 01:10 PM

Jun 2020

1. Nobel Peace Prize controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_controversies#Peace

1a. some peace prizes were actually snubs to other people
1b. some award winners did not live up to the high standards we dream of

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi#Response_to_violence_against_Rohingya_Muslims_and_refugees

1c. additional controversy in Literature prize https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/07/nobel-winner-handke-avoids-genocide-controversy-in-speech

2. Current world population is 7.7 billion. Adult population is 5.8 billion. USA adult population 253 million

3. https://www.thoughtco.com/american-winners-nobel-peace-prize-3367759

21 Americans have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

3a. additional numerical info . https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/all-nobel-peace-prizes/

--------- Now we come to this year 2020.

4. https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/

There are 318 candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020, of which 211 are individuals and 107 are organizations.

5. Wikipedia Peace article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace

6. English definitions of "peace" . https://www.definitions.net/definition/peace

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Dr. Harry Edwards just recommended that Colin Kapernick be nominated for a Nobel Prize. [View all] brush Jun 2020 OP

Agreed Sherman A1 Jun 2020 #1

Yea for us ampm Jun 2020 #18

Kick dalton99a Jun 2020 #2

Excellent suggestion Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #3

... handmade34 Jun 2020 #4

The Pig will squeal and squeal, the cultists will have fits, if that happened. Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #5

Same thing happened when Obama was elected Wawannabe Jun 2020 #10

The melt down from trump would be epic. I say do it. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #6

Oh my gosh yes, that would push old orange anus over the top. redstatebluegirl Jun 2020 #7

Yes, he earned it. n/t ms liberty Jun 2020 #8

Colin K took a courageous action that cost him his livelihood. How many of us would do the same? jalan48 Jun 2020 #9

Love Harry malaise Jun 2020 #11

Good choice. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2020 #12

Yes! MoonRiver Jun 2020 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author milestogo Jun 2020 #14

Zing! The message went right over your head. brush Jun 2020 #15

Imagine this The Nobel Committee leaking it's a close race. Trump or Kapernick decision soon. usaf-vet Jun 2020 #17

I like the way you think. Remember the movie "Independence Day"? brush Jun 2020 #22

Way over his head, like a missed football pass KS Toronado Jun 2020 #19

The nobel prize isn't about celebrity. milestogo Jun 2020 #27

Totally Right! "Its about sustained and effective activism." usaf-vet Jun 2020 #32

Still over your head. He didn't lose his job. He sacrificed... brush Jun 2020 #33

Do you find being a patronizing jerk to be an effective form of persuasion? milestogo Jun 2020 #39

And you know what you're talking about? In your first post... brush Jun 2020 #40

Irony. milestogo Jun 2020 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author SaveOurDemocracy Jun 2020 #26

Great idea. Scarsdale Jun 2020 #16

A true profile in courage unitedwethrive Jun 2020 #20

Beautiful idea :) Music Man Jun 2020 #21

I'm all for it. MontanaMama Jun 2020 #23

I'd like that. He suffered real consequences for the stand he took and never relented. SaveOurDemocracy Jun 2020 #25

Split It With Doctors Who Ignored CDC And Tested For Covid In Washington DanieRains Jun 2020 #28

FYI: There are different categories. Learn pls. brush Jun 2020 #30

After it was given to Yassar Arafat for peace, I quit giving a damn about it MichMan Jun 2020 #29

That's up to you. Kapernick is not Arafat. brush Jun 2020 #31

He deserves to be recognized for his stand for civil liberties. pazzyanne Jun 2020 #34

Oh, that'll make Trump blow his top sakabatou Jun 2020 #35

Its apparently making some DUers blow Solomon Jun 2020 #43

.. Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #36

Some background information Tetrachloride Jun 2020 #37

Don't just recommend, go ahead and nominate him Brother Buzz Jun 2020 #38

I hope he does. Kap is the catalyst for a now global movement. brush Jun 2020 #41

It looks like he's going to launch his campaign to sway world opinion when he visits Switzerland. Brother Buzz Jun 2020 #42