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		toyg on Oct 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize As others said, the prize was well before drone strikes were a thing. It was basically honouring the effort to run and win the US presidential election as a black man, something nobody had ever managed to do.

Luctct on Oct 6, 2023 [–]

Because being a black man is what really matters in a presidential election. Got it.

alickz on Oct 6, 2023 | [–]

How much it matters depends on many factors

I think you'd be intellectually dishonest saying it wasn't a historical election

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