Wednesday, 12 September 2018

Hungarian PM Orban deserves the Nobel Prize?


According to Dutch populist Geert Wilders, Orban does.

This comes after the EU Parliament voted for punitive measures against Hungary because its government has breached academic freedom, equality, judicial independence, human dignity (especially of minorities/refugees), the rule of law etc.

Now, the Nobel Prize is given for achievements and advancements in six categories: Chemistry; Economics; Literature; Peace; Physics; and Physiology/Medicine. From what Orban has done, I fail to see how the PM qualifies for any of these Nobel Prizes.
Worse, Wilders has failed to elaborate, his only justification seeming to be that he supports Orban’s anti-immigration measures. Anti-immigration policies don’t add progress to any of these categories.
Indeed, anti-immigration policies do the opposite, detracting from Peace: they build unnecessary tensions within society and promote discrimination based on what someone is rather than what they do. Immigrants are often seeking peace, so to win the Peace Prize on immigration, surely one would have to gladly accommodate immigrants?

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