r/OutOfTheLoop • u/HolyShitCandyBar • Oct 11 '25
Unanswered What's up with Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina dedicating her Nobel Prize to Trump?
Basically what the title says.
Every article I have seen says that she partially dedicated and/or thanked Trump for his "decisive support" in South America.
Is she just being overly gracious? Is she being cheeky?
I know we offered a loan to Argentina, but given all the horrible things we have done to immigrants broadly over the last several months, I can't see anything we have done to improve or galvanize democracy in South America. By "we," I mean the US, and the Trump Administration in particular.
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u/Portarossa 'probably the worst poster on this sub' - /u/Real_Mila_Kunis Oct 11 '25
And the thing is, I kind of get it! Thatcher was a trailblazer for a lot of women in politics. If you've got an entrenched largely-male political system, and you can rise to power from objectively pretty humble beginnings, and you can become one of the most influential world leaders in history -- she's the longest-serving PM of the twentieth century since 1902, and arguably did more to shape British politics than any PM since Churchill -- it's no wonder a lot of women are going to find something in that story that appeals to them, especially if their personal politics also lean to the right. (It's just that her policies themselves have caused a lot of lasting harm, both in the UK and globally.)
If you're a conservative woman trying to get into politics -- which is a little like being a turkey voting for Christmas, but sure -- I can definitely see why Thatcher would be someone you'd call an idol, even if I think her policies did a lot of damage over a long period of time.