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[–] tangeli@piefed.social 29 points 1 day ago (3 children)

A peace award from the father of carpet bombing. That's rich.

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

To be fair, Nobel peace prizes come from the legacy of the guy who invented military explosives.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Alfred invented dynamite and was horrified at the military applications so he created the Peace Prize.

[–] Klear@quokk.au 2 points 11 hours ago

"Dynamite is meant for peaceful applications, Master Bruce."

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago

he invented explosives primarily used in mining.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Humans began carpet bombing just as soon as we had planes that could carry enough shells. Hell, we were throwing hand grenades out biplanes soon as we got in the air.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Göring would like a word. Closely followed by Arthur Harris, fighting for the title.

[–] tangeli@piefed.social 2 points 22 hours ago

Birds of a feather... You can know a man by the company he keeps.