You’ve heard it right – Obama gets the peace prize. But, does he really deserve it? Or, does the Nobel Prize Committee truly recognize the humanitarian contributions by people around the world. Here is a blog post by Saswat who thinks Lenin Peace Prize is way more meaningful.
Here is an excerpt from Saswat’s Blog:
Nobel jurists further the Eurocentric views of the world and they should not be blamed for it. After all, the people of color, the oppressed people in majority of the world did not have the financial means to combat the advertorial impacts of the aura surrounding this prize. For instance, Lenin Peace Prizes have been awarded to freedom fighters against colonial masters in many African and Asian countries, but the relevance of that great award has never been highlighted as part of collective historical knowledge.
Lenin Peace Prize, that truly revolutionary recognition of the people who strived to bring peace among nations has been relegated to obscurity through sheer exhibitionism on part of the European capitalists disguising themselves under the banner of Nobel. The sheer magnitude of diversity among the winners of Lenin Peace Prize, their roles in dismantling of colonial powers, and their relentless struggles on the sides of the oppressed are testimony to the true acknowledgment of what constitutes peace.
With White House lauding MJ’s contributions to the humanity, I am left to wonder why Nobel Committee would ignore the same. Here is a link FYI
What do you think, guyz?
