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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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1. af78 ◴[10 Oct 25 09:55 UTC] No.45537046[source]▶

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In a dictatorship, running against the leader involves more personal risk than in a country that is already democratic. Also, democracies tend to be more peaceful than dictatorships; my understanding is that efforts to transition from dictatorship to democracy may be regarded as a contribution to peace.

She also received the Sakharov Prize not long ago; if she had to receive only one, the latter would be easier to explain.

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