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The Nobel Peace Prize should have gone to Greta Thunberg because it’s already a joke

By Madeline Fry Schultz

Published October 11, 2019 5:56pm ET

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The Nobel Peace Prize should have gone to Greta Thunberg because it’s already a joke — A picture of the Swedish activist and student Greta Thunberg is displayed on the big screen as Juliana Strassacapa of the Brazilian band Francisco, el Hombre and Catalina Garcia, of the Colombian band Monsieur Perine, right, perform at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. | (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

If Al Gore can win the Nobel Peace Prize, why not Greta Thunberg? Why not literally anyone else for that matter?

The Nobel Peace Prize is a joke, but we all knew that.

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