tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331407802093446025.post850447511963413692..comments2024-01-20T23:00:35.296+00:00Comments on Corfu Blues and Global Views: Bob Dylan and Homer; Nobel Lecture in Stockholm in April?Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355849350086979436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331407802093446025.post-15487591117481741892016-11-19T15:37:34.353+00:002016-11-19T15:37:34.353+00:00I am aware of the songs- and the issues raised. Pe...I am aware of the songs- and the issues raised. Personally I don't think the Nobel Prizes are overrated. They have brought recognition to a host of deserving writers and scientists. The Swedish Academy and Nobel Prize committee members are among the most liberal, peace-loving and committed people in the world - that's what matters to me. One can argue that some questionable choices may have been made and that some deserving writers and scientists have been overlooked. Overall, the record is impressive.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355849350086979436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331407802093446025.post-51490696462701665912016-11-19T09:28:50.253+00:002016-11-19T09:28:50.253+00:00Isn´t this Swedish prize a wee bit overrated. The ...Isn´t this Swedish prize a wee bit overrated. The Emperor´s New Clothes ? Anyway - listen to Dylan´s Masters of War. Alfred Nobel was a major weapons manufacturer (Bofors Cannons, inventor of projectiles, smokefree gunpowder and of course dynamite. The Nobel Prize Group is still sponsored by the weapons industry (SAAB). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com