Yes, President Obama, he of nine months in office and no foreign achievements other than appeasement or waffling, has been awarded the Nobel Peace prize. No joking, check any online news source or the TV. I won't bother to link to any commentary, because everyone has said all there can be said about this lunacy. Both the political Left and Right are reacting with stunned disbelief.
When I read the headline, I thought it was a joke but wasn't surprised when it turned out to be true. Things have spun so far out of control worldwide that very little is surprising these days. Too many people have run from reality and truth for too long, this kind of madness has to be expected.
I'm not sure what can be done to combat it. Perhaps we need to make sure the following books are in every high school curriculum: Animal Farm and 1984 by George Orwell, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and finally The Prince and Discourses by Nico Machiavelli. Two movies could be added to the mix, Being There and The Music Man. That way we can combat some of the style over substance in politics, starting with the most vulnerable voters -- the first time voters.
Don't know what to do about the older folks so easily conned by empty suits, it may be too late for them. A depression bigger than the Great Depression might work as an educational exercise. Funny how that appears to be on the way...
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