TIME'S person of the year is the protestor
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The last time Time magazine chose a Person of the Year who wasn't a specific individual but a general concept, the Internet at large basically revolted-- even though we were the ones they had chosen. Yes, the choice of "you" as Person of the Year in 2006 was justifiably mocked, especially with that shiny mirror cover, but Time's grab-bag choice this year is at least a little more relevant an important. This year's cover story promotes "The Protester" as Person of the Year. Check out the striking cover image below.
Though I fully expected Steve Jobs to get this honor somehow, the protester choice makes sense, and Time backs it up with a series of profiles of people who have protested all over the globe this year, from "Loukanikos the Protest Dog" of Athens to an Egyptian dentist who was blinded twice, once in each eye, by rubber bullet shot in Tahrir Square. Even the story of how the photographs were taken is fascinating-- Time's international picture editor traveled all over the world setting photo studios everywhere from New York City hotel rooms to a temple in rural India. While the refusal to pick a single person for the "Person of the Year" honor feels a little wishy-washy, the photos are a stark reminder that images of protest have dominated the media all year, and there really does seem to be a spirit of rebellion taking over worldwide, uniting American college kids and the Egyptian poor in a way unimaginable before.
But before I let you leave this article feeling noble and congratulating Time, keep in mind that among their runners-up is Kate Middleton. Sure, they also chose Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and SEAL team leader William McRaven, but you know, you have to have a little bit of lowbrow amidst all the nobility. The Person of the Year issue is on newsstands this week, and since it's generally the only issue of Time worth picking up in a given year, you might want to check it out.
The last time Time magazine chose a Person of the Year who wasn't a specific individual but a general concept, the Internet at large basically revolted-- even though we were the ones they had chosen. Yes, the choice of "you" as Person of the Year in 2006 was justifiably mocked, especially with that shiny mirror cover, but Time's grab-bag choice this year is at least a little more relevant an important. This year's cover story promotes "The Protester" as Person of the Year. Check out the striking cover image below.
Though I fully expected Steve Jobs to get this honor somehow, the protester choice makes sense, and Time backs it up with a series of profiles of people who have protested all over the globe this year, from "Loukanikos the Protest Dog" of Athens to an Egyptian dentist who was blinded twice, once in each eye, by rubber bullet shot in Tahrir Square. Even the story of how the photographs were taken is fascinating-- Time's international picture editor traveled all over the world setting photo studios everywhere from New York City hotel rooms to a temple in rural India. While the refusal to pick a single person for the "Person of the Year" honor feels a little wishy-washy, the photos are a stark reminder that images of protest have dominated the media all year, and there really does seem to be a spirit of rebellion taking over worldwide, uniting American college kids and the Egyptian poor in a way unimaginable before.
But before I let you leave this article feeling noble and congratulating Time, keep in mind that among their runners-up is Kate Middleton. Sure, they also chose Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and SEAL team leader William McRaven, but you know, you have to have a little bit of lowbrow amidst all the nobility. The Person of the Year issue is on newsstands this week, and since it's generally the only issue of Time worth picking up in a given year, you might want to check it out.
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sweet!!!
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
just as you were in 06.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Godfather.
I'd give you one for the "Middle Class" in 1969, but most here claim it has vanished.
Newt needs a win next year to join the tie.
But TIME likes the spoiled-rich-street-poopers.
I am Jack's plaining sense of indifference...
you know you are pretty important when you start getting "billie jean" style paternity accusations.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
The protester is not a person.
I do think it's a valid choice in spirit, but they should have chosen 1 specific protester to represent the rest.
I nominate any one of the 1000 that crapped on the sidewalk.
Yeah, WHO? There are no Abbie Hoffmans or John Lennons or MLK Jrs. of Today. It's impossible to pinpoint.
You pick one. Tell their story while telling the larger story. Picking "The Protester" as "person" of the year is just dumb. Just do away with the "Person of the year" and change it to Story of the year. Or Theme of the year. But quit picking stories and themes as people. Have the guts to make a pick.
It is quite silly.
Look at those fuckers now. Dead or on life support. :twisted:
and yet ALL protestors are people. you cant pick one to represent the ALL. they werent all protesting the same thing. if they were then i might agree. the choice of the protestor as ONE represents how very important standing up for your beliefs is whilst not belittling anyone for that by zoning in on just one. the arab spring was not, for instance, like the "occupy" movement... so how can just ONE person represent both?
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Egypt’s ousted President was elected by the people of Egypt. Even with new elections, the military of this country will always have power, because it is in a region were war is a constant and we have trained, supplied and armed Egypt’s military and they are not going to give up that power so easily. You could be looking at several civil vs military clashes before Egypt becomes stable.
Libya was nothing more than the US vs Gadhaffi. There were no protestors in Libya; they were nothing more than an unruly mob with media backing. Libya, will have elections, and on paper will be designated a democracy, in reality, Libya has become nothing more than another oil rich African nation ripe for the pickings.
Syria has a duly elected President by the people.
So why is it that the any other Western nation would have the right to use military force to put down civil rioters, hell bent on destroying property, killing civilians and soldiers and public elected officials and the attempted assassination of the country’s leader? Yet, here we are, intervening in these civil matters with military airstrikes, requesting the UN to issue sanctions and the ICC and Hague to investigate an elected President’s right to protect his country against civil insurrection and foreign intervention citing human rights violations. How many of the dead are the direct result of foreign airstrikes?
OWS protestors, what changes have they made? None. My recommendation, if you got that much time on your hands, hit books, see how we can overturn the Citizen’s United ruling. A business entity is not a person – use their own tactics – God didn’t create Wall Street, Bank of America or Goldman Sachs or business entities to rule mankind. Until they learn how to play the game, they go from Protestors to civil problem. When a group becomes a problem, they pass laws and so we now have the DoD authorized to act just like the Egyptian army, just like the Syrian army, whenever there is a civil threat, yet somehow it’s OK.
Time got it wrong.
Put the flag down, we're not at a Tea Party rally.
it wasnt just OWS.. it was ALL protestors.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Terrible dog whistles, crap and disgusting unspeakable things, not even going there.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/16/world/mea ... ?hpt=hp_c1
Just saw this post, looks like CNN agrees with you.
an Ed-Op on Person of the Year.
Plus even mentions Jello Biafra.
if you see him, you know shit is about to go down...
Greek protest dog goes global
http://news.yahoo.com/greek-protest-dog ... 20510.html
..An Athens stray dog who has become an unofficial mascot of city protests and an online sensation this week reaped another accolade by featuring in Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' award.
Sable-furred Loukanikos -- 'sausage' in Greek -- was granted his own photo gallery in the magazine's annual honours which this year were dedicated to protesters in the Arab world, the crisis-hit EU, the United States and Russia.
Widely known on the Internet as the Greek capital's "riot dog," the central Syntagma Square canine already has his own Facebook page with over 24,000 approval hits.
The Greek capital has many stray dogs and several are drawn to the noisy street protests that have been a fixture of social life even before the country was hit by a crippling debt crisis in 2009.
But protest regulars say only Loukanikos, who appeared around four years ago, actively participates, displaying fearlessness and an apparent dislike of riot police.
"He is always on the side of protesters," says freelance photographer Alkis Konstantinidis.
"He also recognises photographers and greets them during demonstrations. He stands in front of riot police and barks at them, and when they fire tear gas, he runs after the gas cannisters and bites them," Konstantinidis said.
Loukanikos is the latest in a line of four-legged Athens celebrities.
A few years previously, protest observers had also singled out Kanellos, a brown-black male who has not been seen recently.
And in the period around the 2004 Olympics, the city's unofficial protest mascot was Glyka, a black bitch trained by her owner to hold specially-crafted placards between her teeth at the head of demonstrations.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref ... 4342124708
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