Well, this is horrifying...

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[–] 57 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Do you think he’s self-aware (or even capable of introspection) enough to see that this is why they didn’t give it to him?

(Along with the litany of other reasons…)

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  • [–] [S] 58 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Nope

    He's a toddler, and always was

    Now, he's a toddler with dementia.

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

    He's a great example of why no one should be required to respect elders who don't earn it.

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  • [–] 34 points 9 months ago

    Later: "Look at this horrible atrocity you made me do!"

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  • [–] 31 points 9 months ago

    It's like the FIFA Peace Prize meant nothing to him.

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

    Can I get off this ride already?...

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

    Let's be honest: if he had won it (bear with me) it would have emboldened him to do whatever he wanted to do in the name of being a peaceful genius.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago

    I was always peaceful until the left forced me to become murderous. -Trump

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago

    Wait, the guy going to war with parts of his own country because they don't like him and didn't vote for him isn't actually peaceful? Well well well, what a shocking turn up for the books!!

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    Trump is fucking crybaby.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    No one's talking about bubba anymore though are they.

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    [–] 16 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    He campaigned on peace, he owes it to his voters, regardless how his international reception is.

    I realize he doesn't work that way, I'm saying this to highlight the contrast.

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

    He campaigned on peace

    And he's a habitual, compulsive liar. Anyone stupid enough to believe his talk about peace is a fool.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    And being a liar, he keeps telling his base he's ended "8 plus" wars because they're not going to bother fact checking that all were wars, that he had an actual role, and that they're actually ended.

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  • [–] [S] 21 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    He encouraged his supporters to be violent

    He told them that their hatred was not merely justified, but righteous

    I have no idea where you're getting the idea that he was ever interested in peace

    His "no new wars" was one of his many transparent lies

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago*

    No need to convince me, it's not like I believed him. I'm looking over the pond horrified, and kind of gave up on the US with his first election. I'm just saying technically he owes it to his voters because that's what he promised them.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    Nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize need to be submitted by January 31, and peace-related accomplishments after that probably aren't factored into the decision-making process. So most of what Trump has done since he got back in office didn't even count for last year's award, and his new threats will count for this year's. If he understood how the award actually worked he might realize how badly he's messed up.

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

    I'm trying to follow Trumps logic here (I realize this is a fool's errand, of course) but maybe someone can help me out.

    Alfred Nobel was Swedish and used his fortune to fund a foundation that awards Nobel Prizes in the sciences and a peace prize. The foundation consists of a board of five Swedish or Norwegian citizens, with its seat in Stockholm. All prizes are awarded in ceremonies in Stockholm, except for the Peace Prize which is awarded at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway.

    This part makes sense. I'm still trying to figure out where Denmark, and thus Greenland come in.

    Trump feels snubbed by the Nobel foundation and blames...Denmark(!?!?) who administers and kinda oversees Greenland (their relationship is complex). And thus Trump feels entitled to annex Greenland if he wants.

    It seems that by this logic I am entitled to steal your car in the grocery store parking lot because I've had at least eight sandwiches before.

    I fully understand that the real reason Trump wants Greenland is to have free reign to acquire resources and of course I am against any imperialism. What I don't understand is how he is connecting Greenland and Denmark to the peace prize. Does he just group all Scandinavians together and not understand they are different countries? What is his internal logic beyond 'daddy never loved me.'

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    It's more simple than you think. The only connection is that he is justifying invading neighboring lands by saying it's the Nobel prize board's fault for not giving him the prize.

    It's not that Greenland has to do with Norway or the Nobel prize, it's just a "Now look what you made me do" moment on the global stage.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Hell yeah! I think Gahndi had the same playbook.

    /s

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