I Nominate Charles Manson

10-12-2009

I Nominate Charles Manson
Larken Rose

I realize I'm too late this time around, but I wanted to get an early start to nominate someone for the next time the Nobel Peace Prize is given out. I nominate Charles Manson.

As you all know, Barrack Obama just won the Prize. And so, based on the assumption that it was quite proper and appropriate for him to have received it, I will now demonstrate that Charles Manson is even more worthy of such an honor.

For those who don't know (if there is anyone), Charles Manson, a notorious mass-murderer, was the head of "the Family," which several decades ago went on a killing spree. Now, at first glance, you might wonder why I would nominate such a person for the Nobel Peace Prize. Well, I base my argument on comparison, rather than on an objective examination of Mr. Manson's personal achievements. I will show that, compared to Barrack Obama, Mr. Manson is far more deserving of the Prize.

There are similarities between the two men. Both have talked as if they are the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, and both believed they could use racial tensions to empower themselves. Another similarity is that, as far as I can tell, neither of them has actually killed anyone. Yes, you read that right. However, both have instructed others to kill people, and those "others" did.

Now we get to the crucial difference: while the followers of Charles Manson killed less than a dozen people, the followers of Barrack Obama have killed hundreds (counting only civilians). It's hard to know the exact number, but even if you only count Afghanistan, it completely dwarfs Mr. Manson's "accomplishments." You can whine about it all you like, but the facts don't lie: Manson has less innocent blood on his hands than Obama, by a long shot. Therefore, Charles Manson is more a friend of "peace" than Obama, and therefore, by comparison, must deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.

Let's get serious, folks. Wouldn't you think that the Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded to someone who has promoted peace? If that is the case, it is patently idiotic to ever give the prize to anyone in "government" (which the stupid committee has done over and over again).

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