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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 24 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Regular Nobel Prize Recipient Barack "Blow up Doctors Without Borders" Obama: Amateurs

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're going to have to back that one up...

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You imply that Obama had a direct hand in the decision. Instead, the US military fucked up, and Obama issued an apology.

That's a far cry from writing an article recommending the bombing of Palestinian radio stations.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 day ago

Oh, right, the military made a little whoopsiedoo when they deliberately committed that war crime and stopped all investigations. We should blame the guy in charge of the military. Commander in Chief... Barack Obama?

I'm sure the families of the victims were moved by the apologies and the $6000.

[–] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 55 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (6 children)

I'm curious as to what's the opinion of an average German about this? Because this is so fucked up - a right-winger fascist gets a peace prize? Now that's a new one.

[–] Pirasp@lemmy.world 75 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So, average German here. Person I have never heard of gets an award I've never heard of. Doesn't seem very peaceful to me tho.

I'd say I'm interested in hearing the reasoning, but that would be a lie. It's been a while since I cared about any such awards.

Yeah, anyone can just make up an award and give it to anyone. Thats not even really newsworthy.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No real opinion about it, tbh.

It's a "price" handed out by a for-profit conglomerate, so it's not really something I ever thought about in all the years it very briefly came up. In fact this is the first I'm reminded about it existing in 4 years or so? I doubt most germans have ever heard of the "Börsenverein", nevermind it's "price" or this author or what she wrote.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

"Börseverein" basically means "Stock Market Club". At least they're not subtle.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 3 points 4 days ago

Ahh rent seekers and money changers club supporting the genocide state

man can't make this up

[–] Barx@hexbear.net 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Par for the course from the country that reintegrated its Nazis.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

The average German thinks skwawkbox isn't a reliable source.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Journalistic standards in the West is how hard you blow the establishment.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What's more German than trying to achieve peace through genocide.

[–] khapyman@sopuli.xyz 20 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The article has some really weird parts underlining somebody's anti-Russian and pro-Ukrainian while discussing Gaza/Israel -situation. It's like there's one larger eastern power killing indiscriminantly a smaller population west of them. And per article it's horrific when it's Gaza but somehow it's US and UK imperialism when Russians are killing/raping/pillagin in Ukraine.

I'd take the source with a grain of salt.

[–] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 4 days ago

Neither of these conflicts are indiscriminate killings. Israel is deliberately targeting civilians and children. Russia is targeting military targets. It's not through pure chance that Israel has killed over a hundred times as many children.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This lady can eat my ass. What a piece of shit.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Why would you grant her that honor?

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't know about your ass, but I'm pretty sure mine tastes like shit

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah but what if she's into that

[–] Pearlwford@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

@geometry dash breeze This woman is full of shit. He is just horrible.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

hitler-detector The German skull has a unique bump which makes them genetically fascist.

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Any downvoters want to comment or is it just bigotry?