Politics of Nobel Peace Prize

By Xah Lee. Date: .

Politics of Nobel Peace Prize

  • The Nobel peace prize is a prize for politics of certain kind.
  • The Norwegian Nobel Institute director has noted that the Nobel Committee has most often selected “those who had spoken out … against the Communist dictators in Moscow and the dictators in Beijing.” French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre recognized the Nobel prizes' role in the Cold war and refused to accept one in 1964.
  • He stated: “In the present situation, the Nobel Prize stands objectively as a distinction reserved for the writers of the West or the rebels of the East.” That role has been continued with Liu's prize.

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