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Navi Pillay has won the Nobel Peace Prize - 2026

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AGAA4 Sat 10-Oct-26 09:39:10

Trump claims to have stopped a number of wars without any evidence.
He has also started one that has caused problems for his own people and other countries.
How can he really believe he deserves the peace prize.
Perhaps there should be a new prize made for Trump. What could it be called?

Aveline Sat 10-Oct-26 09:28:51

Trump isn't even fit to comment on Nobel prizes.

Wyllow3 Sat 10-Oct-26 09:28:09

He wants to be worshipped. Literally. I have these recurring memories of the bit of the film of Hitler in the bunk in "Downfall" the masterful film made in 2004.

"The movie is widely recognized for a specific, intensely terrifying scene where Hitler—masterfully portrayed by Swiss actor Bruno Ganz—realizes a planned counter-attack never happened. He launches into a furious, screaming tirade, terrifying his generals and closest cohorts by accusing them of betrayal and cowardice while confronting his inevitable defeat"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjPexSrg9Y8

(And the terribly sad bit where Joseph Goebbels and Magda Goebbels (the parents of the Goebbels children) poisoned their six children with cyanide.)

Tizliz Sat 10-Oct-26 09:26:07

Surprised he still wants it when this is what he thinks of it:

"The Nobel Peace Prize has been forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are anti-democracy and really enemies of civilisation," he said.

Basgetti Sat 10-Oct-26 09:18:58

The day Trump is awarded a Nobel is the day they become meaningless. He won’t.

Seriously, I haven’t been given the gold star so I’m going to attack you? Beyond pathetic.

Chocolatelovinggran Sat 10-Oct-26 08:47:27

An excellent choice, and a worthy winner.
Mr Trump is furious, but when isn't he?

Vintagewhine Sat 10-Oct-26 08:45:01

She seems a worthy winner who has dedicated most of her working life to upholding International law. She's the perfect antidote to Trump, no wonder he's angry.

Wyllow3 Sat 10-Oct-26 08:41:33

Good for her, and thank you for bringing it to our attention.

Here she is -pic and short details of her life and work. Unsurprisingly, she was involved with defending Nelson Mandela near the beginning of her career

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/09/navanethem-navi-pillay-wins-nobel-peace-prize

Trumps reaction as reported in the article

"Hours after the announcement, the Trump administration unveiled broad new sanctions against the ICC, on which Pillay also once served. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the measures were to ensure the court would never prosecute Americans.

The ICC has not charged any US nationals, and has previously pointed out that it is a court of last resort, unnecessary in the case of countries with effective legal systems

Magenta8 Sat 10-Oct-26 08:33:36

Navi Pillay has a long history of actively fighting for humanitarian causes and she has dedicated the prize to "survivors of international crime." She has openly accused Israel and Hamas of war crimes.

Trump, predictably, is furious that he has missed out again and he is making threatening noises at Norway.