Current Events > Hilter, Jeff Bezos, Putin, Kruschev, and Nixon have been Time Person of the Year

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MeIon Bread
12/31/19 6:11:58 AM
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This worries me on several levels.

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Wii_Shaker
12/31/19 6:13:00 AM
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Does person of the year have to be positive?


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ArchiePeck
12/31/19 6:13:12 AM
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If you had better reading comprehension you'd understand, like everyone else, that it's about the most noteworthy people - not necessarily the "best" in a moral sense.
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BalanceLost
12/31/19 6:13:16 AM
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Wii_Shaker posted...
Does person of the year have to be positive?
No it doesnt.

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TheMikh
12/31/19 6:15:37 AM
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to be fair, the award is about global impact, good or bad (though exceptionally impactful but exceptionally bad nominations have sometimes been discarded in favor of more palatable selections)

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MeIon Bread
12/31/19 6:16:22 AM
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ArchiePeck posted...
If you had better reading comprehension you'd understand, like everyone else, that it's about the most noteworthy people - not necessarily the "best" in a moral sense.

I know this. But, there are several problems. The perception, amongst many people, is that it IS positive. Plus, of course, this gives certain people free publicity. Do you see, Archie?

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MeIon Bread
12/31/19 6:17:35 AM
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TheMikh posted...
(though exceptionally impactful but exceptionally bad nominations have sometimes been discarded in favor of more palatable selections)

Like bin Laden, in 2001?

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TheMikh
12/31/19 7:21:18 AM
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MeIon Bread posted...
Like bin Laden, in 2001?
yes

also the person of the century selection

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SH_expert44
12/31/19 7:23:24 AM
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iPhone_7
12/31/19 7:28:18 AM
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TC do you know who else was also Time Magazines Person of the Year? In 2006 it was YOU

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TheMikh
12/31/19 7:32:42 AM
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iPhone_7 posted...
TC do you know who else was also Time Magazines Person of the Year? In 2006 it was YOU
oh snap

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BurmesePenguin
12/31/19 7:34:42 AM
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Im actually a bit curious what Time said of Hitler back then, but not curious enough to look it up.
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ffmasterjose
12/31/19 7:40:22 AM
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I'm also a former TIME Person of the Year, won it in 2006
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