AgenciesVirtue calling Earthlings, come in Earthlings. We come in peace, and to understand your take on the Nobel Peace Prize. Much, much more than who ultimately won it - Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiastski, Russian human rights organisation Memorial, and Ukraine's Centre for Civil Liberties - you seemed more agog and het up about who should not win it this year. The country that goes under the name of India seemed especially agitated, with social mediators going bonkers about Indians 'nominated'/'among bookies' favourites'/'on the Norwegian Nobel Committee director's shortlist'.
True, the Peace Nobel is the most political of all awards on your planet. For Zandor's sake, both the Dalai Lama and Henry Kissinger have won it! But it seems even those who had been bad mouthing it, or tearing their hair out (but passing it off as epilation) worrying that some 'Lefties' may nab the award, give so much value to it. This strikes us as being strange behaviour - valuing something only if it confirms your bias, but trashing it if it doesn't. Do all things on Earth work in this manner? The Nobel Peace Prize, it seems to us outsiders, was developed over time to give itself value by hinting at variant, even 'opposing' candidates. The very storm in this teacup seems to give it its power, not any supposed purpose to salute your peacemongers.
True, the Peace Nobel is the most political of all awards on your planet. For Zandor's sake, both the Dalai Lama and Henry Kissinger have won it! But it seems even those who had been bad mouthing it, or tearing their hair out (but passing it off as epilation) worrying that some 'Lefties' may nab the award, give so much value to it. This strikes us as being strange behaviour - valuing something only if it confirms your bias, but trashing it if it doesn't. Do all things on Earth work in this manner? The Nobel Peace Prize, it seems to us outsiders, was developed over time to give itself value by hinting at variant, even 'opposing' candidates. The very storm in this teacup seems to give it its power, not any supposed purpose to salute your peacemongers.
