Time's Person of the Year

The Fucking PROTESTER.

Way to go America - are you kidding me?

This whole country is fucked.

I know it includes other protesters around the world - but it's mostly this "occupy" shit.

Good choice. Person of the year is meant not to praise but to recognize newsworthyness, and this year has been characterized by protest. Osama Bin Laden should have been person of the year in 2001.

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Originally Posted by SML

Good choice. Person of the year is meant not to praise but to recognize newsworthyness, and this year has been characterized by protest. Osama Bin Laden should have been person of the year in 2001.

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I'm not going to start an argument.

There are so many other people that could have made it.

Giffords, Jobs, Obama, Elizabeth Taylor, Regis Philbin... So many other choices.

Fuck the protesters - nothing is being accomplished.

Like you said in the OP, this is not confined to Occupy. Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Egypt? In comparison the alternatives you put forward (Regis? What the fuck?) are inconsequential.

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Originally Posted by SML

Like you said in the OP, this is not confined to Occupy. Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Egypt? In comparison the alternatives you put forward (Regis? What the fuck?) are inconsequential.

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Bottom line. I think it's a poor choice.

Thought you would have skimmed over Regis, lol.

But the other people I suggested are just as influential as people protesting.

should the person of the year be the media for marginalizing the protesters I guess?

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Originally Posted by TonK

Giffords, Jobs, Obama, Elizabeth Taylor, Regis Philbin... So many other choices.

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lmao... no.

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Originally Posted by Scuz39

should the person of the year be the media for marginalizing the protesters I guess?

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That's an interesting idea. But the media would be hesitant to draw the spotlight on itself for obvious reasons.

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OMG FUCK THE PROTESTOR

Time magazine means fucking nothing, who gives a shit who's person of the year.

The 3 ladies that jointly hold the Nobel Peace Prize this year rates higher than 'Protestor'.

While protesting was part of the actions they took, there is more to their work than that.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was awarded jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work."

Karman is only 32! She's my person of the year by a country mile.

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Originally Posted by TonK

Giffords, Jobs, Obama, Elizabeth Taylor, Regis Philbin... So many other choices.

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:spock:

Gabrielle Giffords? Thats a decent choice. but at the end of the day an attempted murder doesnt really vault you to person of the yearness

But Obama? lol.

Elizabeth Taylor and Steve Jobs did nothing special this year except die. May they RIP, but person of the year? Why?

Regis? lolwut?

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Originally Posted by wataru330

The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was awarded jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman

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Who? Who? Who?

Again, it's not about merit, it's about newsworthiness and impact on the global conversation.

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Originally Posted by SML

Who? Who? Who?

Again, it's not about merit, it's about newsworthiness and impact on the global conversation.

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Does NPR not broadcast where you live? ;^)

In all seriousness tho, I see your point. It's a sad commentary on the state of reporting that these three haven't made the mainstream news more.

Many of my friends/ former coworkers are Liberians, so Mdm Sirleaf is definitely apart of the 'conversation' in Upper Darby PA.

Take a survey of your coworkers. Without explaining who she is, ask how they feel about Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Record your results. Now ask how they feel about the protests.

Edit: Now this conversation looks like it's occuring sideways in time.

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Originally Posted by SML

Take a survey of your coworkers. Without explaining who she is, ask how they feel about Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Record your results. Now ask how they feel about the protests.

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I'll have to bow out of your survey. I work from home w/ a two & a three year old. Their vote for person of the year is Elmo.

Your point is taken, however.

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Originally Posted by wataru330

Their vote for person of the year is Elmo.

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hahahaha

Elmo is Grover's bitch

and Grover works for Bert and Ernie, managing the hos.

Person of the fucking year, SNKP for doing something right for once in a decade

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Originally Posted by Soilwork

Elmo is Grover's bitch

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Classic, table waiting Grover- sure.

Super Grover stinks tho. Give Flavor Flav his helmet back.

just cause

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Originally Posted by LWK

Person of the fucking year, SNKP for doing something right for once in a decade

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lol yes.

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Originally Posted by LWK

Person of the fucking year, SNKP for doing something right for once in a decade

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Much as I am behind that sentiment, a corporation is not a person. SCOTUS ruling was specious.

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Originally Posted by Soilwork

just cause

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Fuckin A! Sprout needs to make this happen, stat.

IT should have been Jobs for his legacy.

I see this occupy shit as a fad, as if they would have given it to a one hit wonder....

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Originally Posted by Agent Sands

lmao... no.

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You're right, he forgot Tim Tebow.

Thats actually worse than moot.

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Originally Posted by Doctor Shroom

moot.

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The fag who runs /b/?

Know any other fags who run /b/?

edit: pff zuckerjew last year? fuck me sideways. :(

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Know any other fags who run /b/?

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Well... you could argue that every fag who posts on /b/ runs it, in a way.

So yes. There are thousands of fags that run /b/

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Originally Posted by Popcorn Sutton

Well... you could argue that every fag who posts on /b/ runs it, in a way.

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No. :)

Lady Gaga is my person of the year.

The problem with this isn't the choice itself, but the fact that it's going to feel like a pat on the back to a lot of brainless fools like a MISSION ACCOMPLISHED banner and act as their permission to go home, basking in the pride of a(n imaginary) job well done.

A brilliant move by the establishment to get these guys off the street.

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Much as I am behind that sentiment, a corporation is not a person. SCOTUS ruling was specious.

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I personally think i havent seen one post from you in years, glad you're back...

My verizon homepage had a "Where's Jessica Lynch now?" and I thought it was relevant to this thread: who gives a fuck? I have always wondered why there was such a fuss over her, why she got the front page and everything - wouldn't it make more sense to give her rescuers the glory? So she's a hero for getting captured and then rescued?

It's always revolted me how the media gave her the spotlight on that. If it had been an older male in the same situation we'd probably get a blurb in the paper and nothing more.

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Originally Posted by SouthtownKid

The problem with this isn't the choice itself, but the fact that it's going to feel like a pat on the back to a lot of brainless fools like a MISSION ACCOMPLISHED banner and act as their permission to go home, basking in the pride of a(n imaginary) job well done.

A brilliant move by the establishment to get these guys off the street.

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Very perceptive and I agree.
And while OWS was all over the news, there was a complete media blackout over the senate quietly wiping their asses with the constitution and laying down a foundation that future dictatorships can be built on.

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Originally Posted by Spoon

Very perceptive

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tell me about it.

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Originally Posted by Agent Sands

lmao... no.

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No to the people I mentioned? (Philbin is obviously a joke)

No to the fact that there are so many other choices?

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Originally Posted by brentsg

You're right, he forgot Tim Tebow.

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Jesus Christ.

Go to the source.

fucking hipsters with their ipads and Iphones always ipadding and iphoning eachother about antisemitic socialist things!

Cassie Anthony, for making America pay more attention to a stupid fucking murder trial than the entire mideast and Japan going to collective shit combined

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Originally Posted by jeff bogard

IT should have been Jobs for his legacy.

I see this occupy shit as a fad, as if they would have given it to a one hit wonder....

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Occupy Wall St. maybe but the Arab Spring and the overthrow of three North African governments by their people is hardly a "fad."

Recall that two governments were overthrown through protest alone.

There were Massive protests also in Bahrain until the Saudi's rolled in and crushed them while the US looked the other way due to our military interests there (the fact that we did nothing was in effect support for crushing the opposition.)

People are still dying every day in Syria protesting against the regime. It's the same in Yemen (our "ally".) But you may have missed that when the news was clogged with European Sovereign Debt stories and our own "Occupy" protest. While our protestors battled police the Syrians were being murdered by their own government and the US was rejecting due process and conducting extrajudicial murders on American citizens in Yemen.

To say the "protestor" shouldn't even be considered as the person of the year, when you look at the dramatic shift in politics all over the world caused by protest, is absurd. Protestors have died demanding change all across the Middle East.

The Occupy movement wishes it had the force of the Arab Spring.

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Originally Posted by Opethian

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Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Lagduf

Occupy Wall St. maybe but the Arab Spring and the overthrow of three North African governments by their people is hardly a "fad."

Recall that two governments were overthrown through protest alone.

There were Massive protests also in Bahrain until the Saudi's rolled in and crushed them while the US looked the other way due to our military interests there (the fact that we did nothing was in effect support for crushing the opposition.)

People are still dying every day in Syria protesting against the regime. It's the same in Yemen (our "ally".) But you may have missed that when the news was clogged with European Sovereign Debt stories and our own "Occupy" protest. While our protestors battled police the Syrians were being murdered by their own government and the US was rejecting due process and conducting extrajudicial murders on American citizens in Yemen.

To say the "protestor" shouldn't even be considered as the person of the year, when you look at the dramatic shift in politics all over the world caused by protest, is absurd. Protestors have died demanding change all across the Middle East.

The Occupy movement wishes it had the force of the Arab Spring.

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You're so dumb 'Duf! Protesting does nothing. Kid is totally right. Just lie down and take it, that's the way to be.

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Originally Posted by HeartlessNinny

You're so dumb 'Duf! Protesting does nothing. Kid is totally right. Just lie down and take it, that's the way to be.

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Even Duf agreed with Kid with the first four words in his post.

That wasn't my point.

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Originally Posted by HeartlessNinny

You're so dumb 'Duf! Protesting does nothing. Kid is totally right. Just lie down and take it, that's the way to be.

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Wow, you didn't read my post OR 'duf's post. A new low for you. Here, let me help you:

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Originally Posted by Lagduf

Occupy Wall St. maybe

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and

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Originally Posted by Lagduf

The Occupy movement wishes it had the force of the Arab Spring.

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You're welcome, ninny. I know you have trouble with long posts and gray areas. Hopefully, pointing out these 2 key moments of lagduf's post helped clear what he was saying up for you.

hi five