Nobel Peace Prize winner announcedFinally granted Venezuelan opposition leader Machado.
Publicly expressed several times. Trump winning the prize.This time is still useless.
As soon as the results came out, Supporters are dissatisfied, and there are many controversies.
Machado appeared, Trump failed
It is true that who the Peace Prize will be awarded to cannot be decided by whose voice is loud.
Every year before the publication, the international community loves to guess that someone is imprisoned and someone falls away.
The name that is remembered this year is not the former president of the United States, but Venezuela’s opposition leader, Machado.
Machado has long been active in the political whirlpool and has long opposed high-pressure domestic rule. He was disqualified from running for election due to his position.
Even if he can't stand for election directly, he still insists on advocating peaceful transition.
This long-term uninterrupted political action was quickly praised by the western media as a "* fighter" with strong symbolic significance.
This Peace Award fell into her hands and attracted comments from all walks of life.
The award committee’s reasons are clear, emphasizing non-violence, safeguarding freedom of election, and representing global democratic forces.
Many observers immediately understood this award as a signal of public opinion, expressed their position by name, supported "free transformation" and opposed the "strongman model".
After the award news was announced, the international media basically focused on two events.
One is why machado won the prize, and the other is that Trump was excluded again.
It’s not the first time Trump has been in contact with this award.
Ever since he was in office, when a ceasefire agreement was signed with other countries or a diplomatic move was undertaken, there was always a call to award him a prize.
Sometimes nominations are initiated by members of Congress, and sometimes by senior foreign officials.
Also this year, Malta, Israel and other countries have revealed their willingness to nominate.
As soon as the award was announced, Trump's name didn't appear, and the media immediately put him in a comparison position.
The headlines were written ruthlessly, saying that he was "disappointed again" and "his dream shattered again."
Supporters disagree, saying that his performance in the mediation and release of hostages in the Middle East is visible, and that the nomination deserves respect.
Despite this, the official disagreement, the list of nominations for the Peace Prize is not public, does not explain, and does not respond.
From a procedural point of view, anyone can send nominations, and the final selection depends entirely on the internal evaluation of the judges.
Judging from this process, Trump's enthusiasm for being nominated is just a part of self-promotion.
Some domestic media commented that Trump's diplomatic actions have clear political intentions in order to create a strongman image, which is not in line with the moral height and neutral position that the Peace Prize has always pursued.
In contrast, Machado insisted on "moderate struggle" in unstable areas, closer to the taste of awards.
Despite the defeat, the Trump team was not idle.
Some have questioned the jury’s political bias, and some have suspected the prize has been manipulated.
It can be argued that the Nobel Committee is still going through the process, and no outside voices can enter the door.
The prize is awarded once a year, but the wind direction does not change every year.
Under the current global situation, the judges' eyes are obviously more inclined to such themes as "confronting totalitarianism" and "protecting * rights".
Marcado's experience and background are exactly in the footsteps of this assessment system.
This time, not only Trump, but also some other popular names were not selected.
The final selection result guided the focus of the public opinion and also put the prize once again in the center of the political storm.
Why does Trump never get the Peace Prize?
Trump's obsession with the Peace Prize was not a spur of the moment.
On many occasions, he stressed that he contributed to the establishment of diplomatic relations among several countries in the Middle East, mediated the North Korean nuclear situation, and released overseas hostages. He also repeatedly said that "others didn't get as many awards as I did".
When these words came out, the media reacted naturally differently, with some applauding and some ironic.
Judging from the situation over the years, Trump has indeed been publicly nominated by politicians from many countries.
Some allied parties even made high-profile calls for him to win the prize in recognition of "global stability contributions".
At the beginning of this year, U.S. Congressman Darryl Isa again submitted a nomination document for him, which contained a number of "enactments" such as the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the normalization of Israeli relations.
On the surface, Trump has made a lot of moves and involved a wide range of areas.
The Peace Prize Jury not only considered what was done, but also how it was done, how it worked, and whether it was sustainable.
At this point, Trump's style is indeed complicated. When negotiating with foreign countries, his momentum is overwhelming, and his domestic policies are changing day by day.
Even occasional breakthroughs, often of a transaction nature, can hardly be defined as purely peaceful contributions.
Looking at the values of the Nobel Peace Prize, most of the selection results tend to those individuals or organizations that insist on moderate changes and promote institutional innovation in high pressure, war and oppression.
MacArthur’s behavior is in line with this tone, and Trump’s actions have long been seen as more oppositional, divided, and varied.
In addition, the Peace Prize selection has always been low-key and internal processes are not interfered with by the outside world.
No matter how hot the media hype is and how loud the supporters are, the judges still don't respond.
The selection mechanism is designed in this way, originally to prevent external influences.
Trump frequently "recommends himself" or makes nominations through the mouth of outsiders, which makes it difficult to influence the final outcome.
The positioning of this award determines that it does not win by volume.
When some winners become famous, the outside world knows that the award has been awarded.
Some winners were active for many years and did not receive international recognition until they won the prize.
In contrast, Trump’s operation is more like a show and follows the line of public opinion.
However, backwards, Trump’s contest for this award is not purely out of the face.
He needs to use awards to subsidize diplomatic achievements, build momentum for the campaign and pave the way for historical positioning.
If you can really take it, you can both block the mouth of the opponent and add points on the international stage.
The Peace Prize will not be a political tool for anyone.
Many leaders have failed to nominate for years.
The prize itself emphasizes long-term, non-violence, fairness and justice, not due to national strength or personality.
This system design determines Trump's style of "creating momentum and seeking breakthroughs", and it is difficult to win favor.
As far as the current international public opinion is concerned, although Trump has actions, there are too many controversies.
His diplomacy is often mixed with interest calculation and fierce means, which always deviates from the ideas advocated by the Peace Prize.
However, Trump may not give up easily.
Although the award is small, the symbolic significance is too great.
Every year, it will be a part of his team's publicity. If you don't win the prize, you can stir up the heat and continue to occupy the center of the topic.
This creates a peculiar situation.
The judge goes through the procedure and Trump creates public opinion.
The award remains unchanged, but the battle over it has evolved into a kind of political theater.
The hard logic behind the award mechanism
The Peace Award sounds romantic, but the actual standards are very realistic.
The jury will not decide whom the prize will be awarded based on who is high-profile and high-media exposure.
The selection receives hundreds of nominations every year, and only a few people really enter the field of vision.
There is no threshold for nominees, there are members of parliament, scholars, former winners, etc., as long as the symbol rules can be submitted.
But in the end, the judges only looked at one thing: what this person had done, whether he had promoted peace, and whether he had stood the test of time.
This set of standards is implicit, but it is actually extremely harsh.
A politician who does one or two things, even if the impact is even greater, can not necessarily be seen as a promoter of peace.
Moreover, some behavioral motives are complex, accompanied by controversy, and are easier to screen.
This is what Trump faces.
Many of his actions have had certain results and are highly controversial.
Supporters say he is negotiating resolutely and promoting normalization.
Opponents pointed to his brutal interference and disruption of multilateral order.
Interpretation from different angles will make the judges feel unstable.
A character that cannot be uniformly evaluated is difficult to serve as the best representative of the Peace Prize.
Looking at the system itself, the Nobel Peace Prize has a confidentiality mechanism, the nomination process is not made public, the identity of the judges is fixed, and the outside world must not interfere.
Even a high-level public nomination in a country cannot change the process of awarding.
Trump has been nominated multiple times over the past few years, and none of them have been included in the actual winner list.
This gap is largely due to the judges 'emphasis on long-term stable results.
Machado represents another typical one.
She has been promoting transformation through non-violent, organized and institutional means in the context of domestic political chaos and personal danger.
There is no army, no foreign aid, and no resources. It only relies on popular mobilization and long-term persistence.
For the judges, this kind of story can highlight the weight of "peace".
So the prize fell on her, although not known to the world, but logic smooth, clear information.
It seems much more stable than Trump’s operation, which is full of hard diplomacy and short-line results.
This year’s prize was awarded in two categories.
On the one hand, it is the affirmation of those who support * 's transition, and on the other hand, it is the disappointment and even anger of the Trump camp.
But the Peace Prize never uses political attitudes as a line-up tool.
In the past, it has also been awarded to opposition parties, media people, environmental activists, and private volunteers.
The determining factors are not positions, but contributions.
Trump may have done something remarkable, but from the judges 'perspective, these actions lacked continuity, mass base, and political cost.
As a saying often said in diplomatic circles: the achievements are easily cancelled, and the impact is not far-reaching enough.
Judges should also consider the acceptance of international public opinion.
The MacArthur award is widely recognized in the West, and once the name of Trump is written on the list, it is likely to spark great controversy.
The Peace Prize is not to create antagonisms, but to convey signals.
The sign of this year is to pay tribute to those who adhere to the reform of the system, rely on the participation of the masses and still choose the path of peace under high pressure.
The battle behind the Peace Prize
Trump won the Peace Prize not once or twice, and he may mention it again next year.
For him, this is not just a medal, but also a patch of campaign bonus points and historical positioning.
Each nomination can bring attention, every missing election can also create public opinion hotspots, so even if you know the difficulty is great, he and the team are still willing to persist.
On the other hand, the battle has actually divorced from the awards themselves.
The Peace Prize has become a tool used by some politicians and a campaign for the media.
The judges silently screened, the candidates took the initiative to create heat, the public watched the excitement, and the situation became more and more complicated.
But the prize itself still has a threshold, and the bottom line must also beined.
Peace cannot be achieved by speech, it must be achieved by action.
What the judges value more is the continuous efforts to change the system, stabilize the situation and keep the bottom line. They don't automatically award awards because someone is famous, has a big country and has strong influence.
Many of the winners of the past were first unknown and later discovered that they changed the fate of millions of people.
This kind of power is accumulated over time.
Trump's performance on international occasions is mostly full of blasts and short lines of advancement.
It is valid for voters and favorable for votes, but it is difficult to match the criteria for Nobel Prizes.
The Peace Prize is not about emotions, it is not about deals, it is only about contributions.
That's why there are often a lot of public speculation, and the winner is completely surprised in the end.
This is why the prize has not been completely politicized and still has global symbolism.
From China's standpoint, we can better understand that peace is hard-won and respect those forces that uphold stability and oppose turmoil in complex environments.
It doesn't matter who the final Peace Prize is awarded. What is important is to see clearly what the world admires and criticizes.
This value transmission is more influential than the prize itself.
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