For the record: The snark and mockery people are exhibiting towards Obama's Nobel Peace Prize award disheartens me greatly. Is hope of so little value, then
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I'm not impressed with the progress he's been able to make here, though that's as much due to the nature of the two party system as anything else... But I'm gleefully pleased he's won, because he HAS radically changed the way the most dangerous nation in the world interacts with that world.
Meh. I haven't got much. For all that he's a vast improvement over the Chimp-in-Chief on just about every level, he lost me with his stance on gay marriage and weakish support on womens' reproductive freedoms; I find it kind of hard to be enthusiastic for somebody who's farther to the right than Stephen Harper on two of my no-compromise issues. And then there's his views on gun control; three strikes and he's out in my books.
That being said, if nothing else his nomination is cheesing off the neocons to no end, and I'd support it on those grounds if nothing else :). And the award will lend him a certain moral authority, which honestly, I think he needs and will be a good thing as he tries to clean up the Republicans foreign policy messes.
I think this is a good choice. I haven't seen snark yet, but I suspect it's from the same caliber of people who cheered when Chicago lost the 2016 Olympics or who believe the UN is controlled by the Illuminati anyway.
Yeah, I just logged into Facebook and saw way too many negative status updates, most of them concerned with aspects of domestic policy that have no bearing on the prize. Ugh.
The people who are saying "Oh, but I disagree with his domestic politics" are comparing apples and oranges. That's not what the Nobel Peace Prize is for. The dude's done quite a bit for the international community and for diplomacy - not catering to the stupid and unprofessional "You're a bad person and so we won't talk to you and actually try and understand your viewpoint" excuse for detente that seems to be de rigeur in international politics.
While I am surprised at the award, I can't really off the top of my head think of anyone else in the past year who's done much of anything notable on a global scale.
As the sticker on my filing cabinet here at work says: "I assume Obama's doing a good job since the biggest douchebags in the country think he's doing a bad job".
While I am surprised at the award, I can't really off the top of my head think of anyone else in the past year who's done much of anything notable on a global scale.
this.
Yes, my first thought was 'for doing what?' but having read the committees reasoning, and trying to think of who else should have got it this year - it's not exactly been a bumper year for breakout peace agreements, and that change in tone *does* matter.
It could be seen as a prize for not being anywhere near such a warmongering [expletive deleted] as his predecessor? Sort've a "Most Improvement" award?
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That being said, if nothing else his nomination is cheesing off the neocons to no end, and I'd support it on those grounds if nothing else :). And the award will lend him a certain moral authority, which honestly, I think he needs and will be a good thing as he tries to clean up the Republicans foreign policy messes.
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While I am surprised at the award, I can't really off the top of my head think of anyone else in the past year who's done much of anything notable on a global scale.
As the sticker on my filing cabinet here at work says: "I assume Obama's doing a good job since the biggest douchebags in the country think he's doing a bad job".
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this.
Yes, my first thought was 'for doing what?' but having read the committees reasoning, and trying to think of who else should have got it this year - it's not exactly been a bumper year for breakout peace agreements, and that change in tone *does* matter.
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This? This is pikey shit by comparison.
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