[yostrovs]

But then there are dozens of impoverished and unjust places on earth. I think the reality is that the five exclusively Norwegian politicians on the Peace prize committee are politicians. And they act accordingly. What if the committee would consist of Russian politicians exclusively, or Venezuelan ones?

[mcphage]

> But then there are dozens of impoverished and unjust places on earth.

They only give out one prize, which means that no matter which they pick, there will be dozes of impoverished and unjust places that don't get recognized by it. That can't be used to reject a choice, since it's true no matter what choice they make.

[ivell]

Nobel peace prize was always political. Obama got it. Gandhi was rejected.

[dotancohen]

This has confused me for long enough. What specific action did Obama do to be awarded the Nobel peace prize?

[Zigurd]

The difference between whataboutism and discussion is that in discussion you propose an alternative. For example: how about that real estate developer who has fumbled multiple diplomatic initiatives?

That would be a basis for discussion.