Niels Bohr famously dissolved the medal he got for his Nobel Price for chemistry in acid when the Nazis invaded his home country of Denmark, to prevent it from falling into the Nazis' hands.

Unlike him, the most recent recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize of all things, who shall not be named here, because she doesn't deserve being named, handed her medal to a deranged megalomaniac and fascist wannabe dictator.

Swole Doge vs. cheems Meme: Nobel Prize winners then vs. now - dissolved medal in acid so Nazis don't get it vs. hands over medal to a deranged fascist
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[–] [S] 15 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I guess there is a reason why he isn't so well known these days.

He must have been a real piece of work.

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Great writer! Not so great person. He’s very well known in Norway and considered seminal in Norwegian literature despite his less than fortunate political views.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    This seems like a recurrent unfortunate thing in Norway.

    "Burzum is very well known among fans of black metal and is considered seminal in black metal despite being a far-right white supremacist murderer."

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