There is a trend: to forgive decorations, prizes and awards for attitudes and opinions that tend somehow in the direction that hold the award presenters for the hip line of approach:
Has anyone put forward anything negative against Russia? Yes? It might be worth the money. Whether feebleminded or criminal, it was good enough for the Hannah Arendt Prize of green Böll Foundation ...
... Which has now been awarded to Nadezhda Tolokonnikowa and Maria Aljochina - although, in contrast to these two female "Max and Moritzen" lightning clever political philosopher and namesake where it is now, can not stop coming out of his head shaking.
But had not even Heinrich Boell formerly warned along with Lew Kopelew before Putin? (more ...)
