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Obama's got jokes (lemmy.world)
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[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 103 points 2 months ago

American presidents do not deserve a nobel peace prize.

[-] Korne127@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

He absolutely didn't deserve it, but since he got it, the least we can do, is to make jokes with it

[-] Black616Angel@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

But you could have stopped 2017, don't drag it out so much! It's far over being funny by now.

[-] Redkid1324@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

I agree with this one hundred percent. Obama drone strikes took out a lot of civies

[-] arrow74@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago

I'd wager the majority were civilians.

I'll never understand how you can justify classifying every male about 16 as a combatant. The US was literally invading other nations and killing their kids. Like specifically targeting them in precision strikes.

[-] Redkid1324@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Yeah I'm not sure how they do that either. I can somewhat understand the fact that the other countries were arming the kids and thus everyone is a threat but there are specific operational guidelines that make it so this is not the case so I agree I don't understand how that is a thing either besides the operational parameters were not correctly articulated.

[-] arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

were arming the kids

No no you misunderstand and male that appeared over 16 based on drone footage was considered a target. They didn't have to be armed. The only crime these kids committed was being outside.

Now how often do you think other people like women and younger children were killed in cold blood and written off as "appeared to be a male over 16"?

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[-] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I think the problem is in the value you're attributing to a reward that is the function of a terrible dead rich guys will.

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 97 points 2 months ago

Obama did not deserve that one. Henry fucking Kissinger got one. The Nobel Peace Prize is a joke at best, and a bastardization of the idea mixed with horrific propaganda at worst.

[-] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

If I remember correctly Obama got it like a couple of weeks into his presidency before having done anything. While continuing a war. So yeah it’s meaningless.

To give a peace price to any president is laughable

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 months ago

He essentially got it for not being Bush.

Not saying Donnie deserves it but we need to stop pretending that Obama getting the prize is some sort of achievement.

Honestly wouldn't surprise me if the next elected Democrat president got it either.

[-] groet@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago

Honestly, the next Democratic president might actually deserve one if they stop the active fashist takeover of democracy. Even if they do nothing else and continue all current wars etc. Not being Trump could probably save thousands if not millions of lives.

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago

Unless it’s Newsom, then we get fascism light and he gets a Nobel peace prize and I die a little more inside.

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[-] Best_Jeanist@discuss.online 58 points 2 months ago
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[-] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 56 points 2 months ago

Barack Obama, the first Nobel Peace Prize recipient to instate global mass surveillance and bombard 6 countries.

[-] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Ol double tap civvies Obama getting peace price...

All presidents are war criminals 😒

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago

there are some valid examples to justify calling the Nobel peace prize a joke

[-] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 10 points 2 months ago

Diaper Donnie still wouldn’t get it.

[-] notsure@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

...Nobel invented dynamite?..just asking...

[-] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 2 months ago
[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 months ago

I love that we’re just AI boomerposting now

[-] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago

Yeah, we’re becoming Facebook.

[-] Deme@sopuli.xyz 34 points 2 months ago
[-] yesman@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Obama has launched more drone strikes than any other Peace-Prize winner in history.

He's certainly not the most controversial Nobel winner, but his award was embarrassing in the sense that European intelligentsia was congratulating backward America for electing a black President.

You may not agree that this was condescending, but it's hard to argue that Obama's legacy is of the peacemaker domestically or internationally.

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[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 months ago

I don't think most world leaders even deserve a "peace prize"

Hell, why not nominate me. I literally have 0 kills. I qualify more than literally any US president lmfao.

Gimme the fucking prize.

[-] Dive_Bar_Dave@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Obama approved a program of drone strikes all over the Middle East. Entire weddings were blown up because one terrorist was in attendance. Some drone'pilot' at an air force base in Nevada would just target the whole wedding venue.

[-] handsoffmydata@lemmy.zip 22 points 2 months ago

“How many Nobel peace prizes does it take to keep a president from extrajudicially killing Americans?” Obama: “At least 2”

[-] SippyCup@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Oh come on now. Obama would never. Obama would say it like this "uhhh.... Well, as, a nobel, uhh, prize winner. I can, with confidence, say that, uhhh, it will take uh TWO, at a minimum, hahaha. And remember to sign up for ACA coverage"

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Unrealistic reaction from donnie. Psychopaths/ sociopaths never feel shame, regret, sadness or remorse.

[-] Dive_Bar_Dave@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Anger would be his reaction.

[-] notsure@fedia.io 10 points 2 months ago

...the prize is named after a man who caused more destruction than creation, figure this shit out, the whole politic thing is a joke....

[-] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

I mean that’s why he established it.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Unrealistic. Trump would be angry and calling him ugly and boy.

[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

This would be more humorous if Obama hadn’t made the same joke about Trump being president at the White House Press Corps dinner in 2011.

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah that shit annoyed the fuck out of me when he said it. I knew in that moment that Trump was going to get all the power he was seeking.

[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Jesus Christ... It COuLd bE AI!

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