The Nobel Peace prize goes to former Finish president and diplomat Martti Ahtisaari. Ahtisaari has had a long and successful career dealing with achieving peace in Namibia, Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Aceh region of Indonesia.
While active he tended to stay out of the spotlight internationally. Few ever heard of his name. However, while the scares of the past hurt and some areas still simmer with rage, no one can deny Ahtisaari had a playing hand in bring peace to the world. Congradulations Martti Ahtisaari!
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I regret that Esperanto did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, because it is a much neglected topic. At least nine British MP's nominated the language, for the Prize.
Solid arguments for Esperanto can be seen on the Youtube video, by Professor Piron, a former translator at the United Nations.
If you have time please check http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LV9XUI regret that Esperanto did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, because it is a much neglected topic. At least nine British MP's nominated the language, for the Prize.
Solid arguments for Esperanto can be seen on the Youtube video, by Professor Piron, a former translator at the United Nations.
If you have time please check http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LV9XU
Thanks for the comment Brian. While Esperanto is a good thought, if it would have won, it would show what a useless prize the Nobel is.
Esperanto has done nothing for the world and not solved one conflict or bettered one man.
Esperanto is not, repeat not, a good thought. It is a living language.
I would not accuse anyone of prejudice but I would ask everyone to check the facts.
Can I ask you to see http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670
Otherwise http://www.lernu.net might help?
Where did you get the information that "esperanto has not bettered one man"
I would not accuse anyone of prejudice but I would ask everyone to check the facts.
Can I ask you to see http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670
Otherwise http://www.lernu.net might help?
What about Ido or Esperanto II- they fix the errors of Esperanto? The reason why not: they have not helped to bring about world peace.
In any case, the Nobel prizes are supposed to go to people, or at least that's the way Nobel put it in his will. I know they can go to multiple people, but I don't think you could possiby give it to a language or tool or something abstract like that. If Zamenhof were still alive I suppose you could make an argument for that, but not for a language. That would be like saying that we should give the Nobel prize to the wheel.
Actually, before posting my comment I didn't see that it wasn't actually Esperanto that was nominated, but the UAE? That makes a difference, but one of the posters said it was "Esperanto" that was nominated.
Jens,
I agree with you that prizes should go to people or groups. Very good point. Ideas can change things but people make the idea.
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