British member of Parliament nominates Biden for a Nobel Peace Prize

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Source: The Hill

British member of Parliament nominates Biden for a Nobel Peace Prize
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A member of the British Parliament on Tuesday announced he has nominated Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for the Nobel Peace Prize.

“When others have resorted to violent solutions, [Biden] has argued that the best force is the force of argument,” Chris Bryant, a member of the Labour Party, told the Standard. “Because guns can stop a heart but well-placed words can change many hearts, and many hearts can change a world.”

“For his merit, I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most other peace prize nominees,” Tybring-Gjedde said in 2020, citing the U.S.-brokered deal normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

So far, 318 people and entities have been nominated for the 2020 prize, the fourth-highest number ever.

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/518705-british-member-of-parliament-nominates-biden-for-a-nobel-peace

[no_hypocrisy]

1. As much as I find a Biden nomination to be appealing,

this entire Nobel Peace Prize endeavor is losing validity IMO. I love Biden, but he's no Gandhi, Dr. King, etc. He talks common sense but I honestly don't see any more results than Trump (which is none to negligible). A Peace Prize should go to someone who stopped two or more countries from killing each other via the theater of war. It's that easy: peace is the opposite of war.

Trump never should have been nominated to begin with. The Israel-Bahrein/UAE are commercial trade agreements, not enforceable promises not to go to war with Israel. If there were a Nobel Commerce Prize (there isn't), then Trump *could* have been nominated in theory.

I'm trying to be fair. I would love for Trump to lose the election to Biden, have Biden win the 2021 Peace Prize, and Trump goes into an epic fit. But that's me, not the purpose of the awarding of the Peace Prize.

[ToxMarz]

3. The list of persons eligible to nominate a candidate is large and very diverse

and many not under control of the organization. That allows a great diversity of candidates (and some that are a joke). That doesn't invalidate the whole endeavor IMHO. Maybe it's not a bug but a feature. If the winners start being political and special interest tokens and lackys then thats a problem. But have not as far as I'm concerned and the nomination process brings great exposure to many deserving and otherwise under covered people and issues that I believe is a benefit.

[Dream Girl]

4. Don't think this is serious, it just neuters Trumps bragging rights

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Exactly

[Doodley]

6. Much of the world watches in dread at what has happened in America. We were once

a leader, but what do we lead now? Trump has absolved America of any global responsibility for world peace, health or the climate. Trump trashes science, and international relationships, while hero-worshipping dictators, With his fascist ambitions, he is seen as unstable and a threat to us all. Four more years of this (or longer if Trump has his way) would be very dark times for the entire planet. In my book, any one person who is poised to defeat that deserves the highest honors.

[Lucky Luciano]

11. True - he's no Henry Kissenger whose award should have invalidated the prize!

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[oswaldactedalone]

2. I agree

but with the absolute foolishness of Trump being nominated, it’s good to balance the PR scales.

[George II]

5. BOOM! Someone from trump's campaign was bragging yesterday in Twitter that apparently trump...

...got another nomination, too.

All I did was retweet with this picture:

[EndlessWire]

13. I love this picture!

Look at that expression on his face, so...sweet...humble...calm and sharing...better than any formal portrait.

[PatSeg]

7. Oh, this will drive Trump nuts

and on the day of his first debate with Biden! The timing was perfect.

[Roy Rolling]

8. Trolling

Nobel nominations are sealed for 50 years. This is an attempt to troll Trump for bragging about his nominations, and the millions of his minions repeating the story.

And yes, it is delicious from where I view it. 😂😂

[stillcool]

9. I'd love to see the Obama's in..

the debate audience. I smile just thinking about it.

[Le Roi de Pot]

10. Premature Ejaculation !!