Let’s set the record straight

Nominations for this prize are made from about 3000 individuals, academics working in the pertinent area of nomination. Peter Eide, a Norwegian politician, has nominated THE BLACK LIVES MATTER movement for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

It is important to note that Mr. Eide has previously nominated human rights activists from Russia and China. He is a member of Parliament, representing The Socialist Party and was Secretary General of Amnesty International from 2000-2007.

BLM has been nominated for this prize due to the way its call for systemic change has spread around the world. Mr. Eide stated that this movement has forced countries outside the United States to grapple with racism within their own societies. He continues to say that he has been impressed by their [BLM} collaborative abilities to mobilize people from ALL societies … in a way different from their predecessors. Eide goes on to say that BLM also caries forth the legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King (who won this prize in 1964) and Nelson Mandela in 1994, for their campaigns against racial discrimination in the U.S. and a South Africa, respectively. Please make note that Eide has made it clear that this nomination ‘is NOT a comment on domesticAmerican politics’.

Personally, I am quite impressed with Eide’s recognition of the true tenets of the BLM movement; to look past critics who denounce the movement as being an inflamed and riotous band of protestors, recognizing that the majority of BLM protests have been peaceful. That data had shown that 93% of BLM demonstrations involved NO SERIOUS HARM to people or property, as cited by Mr. Eide.

I don’t know about you, but I am ecstatic and very proud to see this nomination. I am honored to have joined the BLM movement early this summer. I must admit, if not for the killing of George Floyd, I would not have known much about it as a political organization whose agenda was to reshape the world…A world in which we all know is innately racist, unfair and in need of change.

To my major point of this blog, I present the following fact:

‘Trump was nominated for a second time by another Norwegian MP, Christian Tybring-Gjedde. The far-right MP cited Trump’s role in normalising relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates under the Abraham Accords, although Eide said Tybring-Gjedde had “a little difficulty defending that nomination” after the Capitol riot of 6 January when a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Congress buildings and five people died.’ … ‘The Guardian’

There’s nothing rare about a world leader winning a Nobel Prize. President Obama was the fourth President of the United States to have won this Prize (after Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter, with Carter’s honor happening after leaving office). Former President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for his role brokering a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The nomination was submitted by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a right-wing member of the Norwegian Parliament. This is the second time Mr. Tybring-Gjedde (on a lighter note…are these names actually pronounceable!). BTW, IF you did not know, Mr. Hitler was nominated in 1939, as was the ‘honorable’ Mr. Stalin, TWICE! To continue, Mr. Trump has during the past years, repeatedly, raised his prospect of being awarded this prize. Stating that he believes he is owed a Nobel prize for many things and retweeting at least 12 messages from his supporters, he has been on an eccentric and unconventional campaign, benefiting from the help of far-reaching foreign allies. It is a known fact that ‘Nobel trackers’ feel this campaigning is useless. Trump’s poor international approval ratings put aside, and, after the events of January 6th, the preposterous prospect of ANY KIND OF PRIZE is sorely evident, let alone one for PEACE.

In the end, the bestowal of The Nobel Peace Prize is intrinsically about PEACE. The fact that the former president had been nominated in the same category is a travesty. It must be ignored. It must be erased from history and most importantly from anyone and everyone’s minds. We must keep in mind that the act of being ‘nominated’, as discussed earlier, can be random, worthy, earned, bought and sometimes tragically WRONG. However, we must rejoice in the choices that HAVE EARNED this honor. It is clear, to me…the distinction between a pure nomination-unbridled with political affiliations and strong-arming, for a cause so old and entrenched in the world and one reeking in dishonestly and discord…makes the case…that…Black Americans have fought to establish themselves for centuries. Clearly, a movement PEACEFULLY and Smartly dedicated to stopping racism… cannot and MUST NOT be in the same category as the former president. It is self-evident that a grave mistake had been made…

BLACK LIVES MATTER, because, Black Lives Matter, because black persons are persons. BLM does not NEED to win the Nobel Peace Prize. It already has won a BIG PRIZE in being recognized in an arena, as flawed and foreign as it may be, as a FORCE to be contended with in a pool of good vs evil. History will clearly make note of who the peacekeepers are…and…who are not! PLEASEREADTHIS🗽