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Another Meme Sours? EU Peace Prize Generates Continued Debate

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 23:21
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from The Daily Bell:

Not so noble: EU‘s Peace Prize win sparks debate over legitimacy … The European Union’s presidents have received this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the 27-member group. However, growing numbers of critics have pointed to the EU’s economic and foreign policy failures, arguing the prize is undeserved. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz have accepted the 930,000-euro ($1.2 million) award on behalf of the EU. – RT

Dominant Social Theme: We didn’t know an organization could win a Nobel, but, hey … it’s great, anyway. Especially when it’s the peace prize! Ignore the gripers …

Free-Market Analysis: When the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize was announced as the EU, the entire press corps (those in attendance) reportedly let out a united groan. This was certainly an unusual reaction for the top reporters of a bought-and-paid-for press.

Coming after a previous controversial award to US President Barack Obama, it seemed increasingly evident that this particular Nobel, anyway, was becoming in the parlance of the mainstream media, “politicized.”

Read More @ TheDailyBell.com



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