Steph (crisis version)4d ago

The Nobel Peace Prize has gone to some less-than-deserving recipients over the years (understatement). But in honour of St Patrick's Day, here's some homework for you on two recipients who did, in fact, deserve the prize.

https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/laureates/1998

You can read the entirety of the Good Friday Agreement online. For such an incredibly important document, it isn't that long.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-belfast-agreement

1998 - Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize
Show threadSteph (crisis version)4d ago

The Good Friday Agreement only came about through a heroic effort by so many people. A tremendous amount of forgiveness and forbearance was needed on both sides to even sit in the same room as each other after all that had been done to their people. But there they sat, eventually, and they talked, and they agreed.

Peace once seemed to be impossible in Northern Ireland. It wasn't. We've been at peace for 28 years now.

It wasn't easy. But it reminds you of what can be possible.

Show threadOldDutchCap
@astronomerritt The GFA is a terrific example of what can be accomplished when people of good faith (lower case _f_) work to accomplish something. I know next to nothing about the troubles and so I wouldn't even dare to open my mouth and show off my ignorance--but I can say it's really good that they're now a thing of the past. It really is good to see people coming together to resolve problems and stop the loss of life.
Mar 17 at 7:26pmWeb
Show threadSteph (crisis version)4d ago
@onorio I'm glad you know what you don't know! Around about this time of year you see a lot of Americans glorifying the IRA and it absolutely grinds my gears.
Show threadOldDutchCap4d ago
@astronomerritt Too sensitive a subject (it's only been 28 years) to be spouting off and showing my lack of knowledge. Too many people that lived through those terrible events.