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Nobel Peace Prize 2025: María Corina Machado

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541 points pykello | 3 comments | 10 Oct 25 09:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.708s | source
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s-a-p ◴[10 Oct 25 09:11 UTC] No.45536751[source]▶
I know a big baby that isn't going to be happy about this one :)
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jansan ◴[10 Oct 25 09:21 UTC] No.45536824[source]▶
That is nonsense. Even if the Gaza deal was worthy a Nobel Peace Prize, nobody, including Trump, would expect to be honored two days after the deal.
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crossroadsguy ◴[10 Oct 25 11:32 UTC] No.45537677[source]▶
Huh. Obama was given in advance – anticipatory. Maybe as a moral loan and it is up for debates whether it was ever repaid.
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rhubarbtree ◴[10 Oct 25 12:27 UTC] No.45538189[source]▶
Very debatable. His deal with Iran kept the peace though - trump ripping it up led to war.

Ironically, trump may win the peace prize next year for ending a war he created. If indeed, against the odds, he has ended this war.

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JimDugan ◴[10 Oct 25 13:59 UTC] No.45539164[source]▶
>For ending a war he created.

What war did Trump create that you claim he's ending?

Because as far as I know, Israel's war on Gaza started before his term, and if the peace deal holds, Trump will be almost singlehandedly responsible for ending it.

If that's not worthy of a Nobel Peace prize, I truly don't know what else is.

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1. C6JEsQeQa5fCjE ◴[10 Oct 25 16:21 UTC] No.45540668[source]▶
> What war did Trump create that you claim he's ending?

He allowed Israel to break the last ceasefire immediately after the first phase of prisoner exchange was over, and to subsequently act with more brutality than even before. He started that chapter himself, whether through psychopatic indifference, narcisstic business fantasy of a future riviera with his name, or being a completely weak man who couldn't say no. Whatever the reason, he started the next 7 months of slaughter.

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2. xdennis ◴[10 Oct 25 19:52 UTC] No.45543036[source]▶
Hamas broke the ceasefire on Oct 7 and killed 1000+ Israelis. Israel is justified in breaking every ceasefire with Hamas until the end of time. You should not negotiate in good faith with terrorists. There should be peace with the Palestinians, but not with Hamas.
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3. C6JEsQeQa5fCjE ◴[10 Oct 25 20:41 UTC] No.45543551[source]▶
Hasbara bullet points with no effort. Logically falls apart upon the most basic of inspections. For example, if a one day attack justifies a disproportionate slaughter for 2 years, then what is a merely PROPORTIONATE response to 2 years of slaughter? What is a merely proportionate response to 85% of all buildings destroyed and all infrastruction being turned to rubble?

For bystanders, be aware that there is a lot of money to be made by defending Israel. Some people will take that money. Just a few citations below:

- Certain social media influencers being paid up to $7000 per post [1]

- Israel boosts propaganda funding by $150m to sway global opinion against genocide [2] [3]

- "[...] a firm called Bridges Partners LLC has been hired to manage an influencer network under a project code-named the “Esther Project.” " [4]

[1] https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-influencers-netanya...

[2] https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/isr...

[3] https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/israel-has-spent-m...

[4] https://www.jta.org/2025/09/30/united-states/israels-secret-...