I don't have much to add to the titled question because it's so astounding to me that I cannot for the life of me understand why Time Magazine would do such a thing . They've made 'Man of the Year' decisions in the past that I completely disagreed with , but this one ? .... . .WTF ?
2007-12-19 07:11:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I don't have a problem with it. Putin is a bad man but Time does not use that issue to reward world figures; they name someone who has politically and/or culturally shaped the world stage. He has by redeveloped Russia in a economic and political superpower (if not in a military capacity) again.
Putin has a louder diplomatic voice in the Middle East than Bush... that in itself makes him a real and strong player.
2007-12-19 07:27:50 · answer #1 · answered by cattledog 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't agree with this decision either. I understand that Time Magazine doesn't factor in whether the acts the Person of the Year committed were good or bad just the impact they had. However, I think Al Gore has done a lot more than Putin has, and I'm sure there are others who would be even better qualified. I think the main reason for this decision was for this reason right here. Time Magazine is all over the news and people are talking about it everywhere. Time Magazine is after all trying to make money and if this is what sells than this is what they will do.
2007-12-19 07:17:53 · answer #2 · answered by Alex 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Russia was not doing well will capitalism. Imagine growing up with the strictest parents ever. They controlled every aspect of your life. Who your friends are, what you did with your free time, what classes you took at school. Now imagine that kid going away to collage, no parents, no one demanding you obey. What happens to that kid? They go wild with unfettered freedom. In some cases it end tragically. That is what happen to the Russian people the leaders of that country went wild and the people suffered. The common people like teachers, police, firefighters,military, doctors and nurses were not getting paid. Putin is old school KGB he saw his country being destroyed with corruption. I don't know that I would name him man of the year but somebody had to stop the disintegration of that country. Keeping Russia from becoming a third world country will keep the rest of the world safe from Russian weapons being taken and sold on the black market.
2007-12-19 23:13:34 · answer #3 · answered by Mother 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the beginning, he despatched nuclear gas to a civilian purpose ability plant in Iran. 2nd, he has performed extra for Russia and the area than all of us in years. under Putin Russia is finally recovering from the chilly conflict. 0.33, he's the only one in the international actively working against what China is doing-that incorporates attempting to invade Russian land. Forth, he's likely one among the only human beings in the international prepared to truly face as much as Bush whilst he tries to do issues of questionable legality that are no longer needed. Russia already had equipment overlaying the section the place Bush had to spend tens of millions of greenbacks to place radar and missle protection equipment-acceptable on Russia's doorstep. He did the superb difficulty, merely as we'd be acceptable if somebody tried to place weapons in Cuba supposedly to guard against Mexico. 5th, guy of the three hundred and sixty 5 days is in accordance with effect, no longer inevitably valuable effect. Hitler became into additionally named guy of the three hundred and sixty 5 days as quickly as. merely on the grounds which you dont comprehend their standards doesnt advise theyre incorrect-in fact it ability you're for that reason.
2016-10-08 22:35:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The article sucks him off the whole time, too. It's now the official mag of the KGB.
2007-12-19 07:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, this one was way over the top.
Time has been slowly deteriorating into some kind of rag of which I cannot describe.
2007-12-19 07:18:10 · answer #6 · answered by MrOrph 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No Sorry I asked a similar question
2007-12-19 07:29:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't like time magazine anyway, so I wasn't surprised.
Surprised it wasn't Gore for that matter. I'm sure it won't be long.
2007-12-19 07:14:59 · answer #8 · answered by jesscblu 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
they probably are owned by liberals, because liberals tend to always be on the side of people trying to harm us or who we can't exactly trust.
2007-12-19 07:23:03 · answer #9 · answered by me 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Our media is obsessed with Communism. It fascinates them.
2007-12-19 07:22:27 · answer #10 · answered by mbush40 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋