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TwilightZone

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16. As I noted in another thread...

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 11:25 AM

Dec 2016

It helps to remember that Time's Person of the Year often has more to do with impact and results than it does positive achievements. Their explanation for why they're making him POTY is loaded with some pretty overt criticism.

He's Person of the Year largely because he somehow won the presidency in spite of running as an unstable demagogue. I think that's the point they're making.

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Time's Person of the Year: [View all] shenmue Dec 2016 OP

Already joining the ranks of hitler and Stalin unblock Dec 2016 #1

Are they Effing CRAZY!!! The man that will destroy our nation and possibly the world! KewlKat Dec 2016 #2

person who had most impact on history, for better OR worse eShirl Dec 2016 #5

No, really??? RKP5637 Dec 2016 #3

Should've been his master, Putin. eShirl Dec 2016 #4

That would have made for an interesting cover BainsBane Dec 2016 #17

So were Hitler and Stalin. octoberlib Dec 2016 #6

Nauseating but he did dominate the news with the help of all the MSM. mfcorey1 Dec 2016 #7

Thought so, or it was going to be the angry voter question everything Dec 2016 #8

Did they get his multiple chins? deminks Dec 2016 #9

People collect the covers and ManBaby will look great next to the real Fuhrer. Vinca Dec 2016 #10

I find TIME's annual contest... Mike Nelson Dec 2016 #11

When Time choose Giuliani as "person of the year", I felt it was pure politics because the person still_one Dec 2016 #12

That was... Mike Nelson Dec 2016 #13

It's hard to argue against it. He destroyed American politics and is about to ruin the country Johonny Dec 2016 #14

This guy was person of the year too BainsBane Dec 2016 #15

As I noted in another thread... TwilightZone Dec 2016 #16