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Nobel Peace Prize 2025: María Corina Machado

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522 points pykello | 4 comments | 10 Oct 25 09:03 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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weli ◴[10 Oct 25 09:21 UTC] No.45536827[source]▶
Don't get me wrong. She has firmly opposed maduro and is a beacon of hope for many in Venezuela but she hasn't accomplished anything meaningful yet? She is just a career politician that just happens to be in the opposition of the venezuelan goverment when Maduro (a dictator) is in power. But she hasn't done anything extraordinary to merit the award.
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alejoar ◴[10 Oct 25 09:34 UTC] No.45536915[source]▶
Opposing a dictatorship at great personal risk, being exiled, banned from elections, and still leading a democratic movement isn't "nothing".

I think this prize recognizes her courage and fight for human rights.

Dismissing that as "just being in the opposition" ignores the reality of what it takes to stand up to Maduro's dictatorship.

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catlikesshrimp ◴[10 Oct 25 09:39 UTC] No.45536946[source]▶
Moreover, she had been doing that for over 20 years. I am surprised by all her determination, her courage, and her luck to still be alive.
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1. croes ◴[10 Oct 25 09:53 UTC] No.45537026[source]▶
Then the dictatorship can't be as bad as Russia for instance.The opposition dies pretty quickly there. Or fell out of windows.
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2. ErneX ◴[10 Oct 25 10:05 UTC] No.45537098[source]▶
You think that doesn’t happen in Venezuela?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/09/fernando-alban...

3. catlikesshrimp ◴[10 Oct 25 10:09 UTC] No.45537133[source]▶
I suppose Venezuela has hope because it is a weak country with nominal US pressure agaisnt the current regime. Russia is self sufficient and has WMD (nuclear)

On top of that, if I am not mistaken, Russia doesn't know what Democracy is. (Yeltsin and Medvedev up for discussion) As a result, for starters, Maduro can't make radical changes in the army.

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4. croes ◴[10 Oct 25 14:19 UTC] No.45539414[source]▶
>As a result, for starters, Maduro can't make radical changes in the army.

So it isn't as bad as Russia. Putin hasn't such boundaries.