Am I the only American outraged that Time Magazine Chose a Communist as their Person of the Year?

Question

Especially considering that David Petraeus, the Military Commander in Iraq was a contestant. At least he supports Freedom.

Oh wait- they don't care about Freedom, the Headline of the online article says "Order Over Freedom".

Isn't it Ironic that the person who was fighting for them to keep their freedoms- which includes their right to print this nonsense- looses out to a communist. What a slap in the face to him.

The runners up included a second Communist (the president of China) and Al Gore- he is a socialist.

Has the press lost all their sense. I know they have the Freedom to print this crap, but they are abusing their freedom.

I prefer Freedom to Socialism and Communism anyday. I guess for those people who think Socialism is a good idea- you can elect Hillary and then see if you still like it.

I guess I am just annoyed by the media giving these people this kind of attention. There are real hero's like the Military commanders who deserve to be honored, and they honor dictators.

Answer 1

The Press has lost its sense. Bill O Riley said so and often.
I do not read Time Magazine, my subscription has expired
If you see it in the display, please turn it over, to show the back of the cover .

Answer 2

I think you missed the point completely of what it means to be Time Magazine's Person of the Year. It does not mean the person who is chosen is a hero. It means the person was the most influential of our time for the year. For crying out loud, HITLER was once a Time Magazine Man of the Year, because he was the larger than life figure of the day.

Personally, I don't think Putin deserved this title - Al Gore was a much more appropriate candidate and I am not even an Al Gore fan. I don't even know why they considered Petraeus - the man had his 15 minutes of fame on Moveon.org's website - that's it.

Answer 3

It's hardly the first time that Time has chosen controversial figures.

Most of what the media does these days is outrageous...I'm beyond caring about the editors of Time magazine. They do have some good writers though.

Edit: Ah, see, I didn't even care enough to know it was Al Gore that they chose (got that from reading the other answers). This is clearly another case of the self-serving media. Times Magazine often-stated criteria for their Person of the Year is that the person has been in the news and making news more than anyone else. Well, if it weren't for the media itself propping up Al Gore and making him the story, he would not have been on anyone's radar.

The media propped him up and then made him their Man. Pretty typical. You don't think they have some kind of agenda do you? *incredulous gasp*

Answer 4

I actually looked up the article... here's a quote...

"TIME's Person of the Year is not and never has been an honor. It is not an endorsement. It is not a popularity contest. At its best, it is a clear-eyed recognition of the world as it is and of the most powerful individuals and forces shaping that world—for better or for worse. It is ultimately about leadership—bold, earth-changing leadership."

With that in mind, I can see why they chose him. He single-handedly brought his nation back from near chaos. No, I don't agree with his chosen style of government or his political ideology. No red-blooded American would!... but maybe that's not the point.

The point is that this man achieved something pretty daunting. End of story.

Answer 5

Al Gore is a socialist? Oh My God!!!
Sorry, but as a Brit I cannot understand your outrage. You talk about freedom as though it was a prize to give to the most deserving. You have neve grown up under a dictatorship so you have no idea.
I think there are more practical things that you should be getting outraged about. Look at your own backyard before criticising the rest of the world.

Answer 6

You should express more outrage that the American businessman is in collusion with Communist business interests and is importing inferior products for the American consumer to purchase. China is biding it's time, crouched on it's haunches, while Americans use their purchasing dollars to make the Chinese totalitarian regime the most powerful nation in Asia and soon to be one of the most powerful in the world.

Answer 7

Yup, you might be the only one. Communist is not synonymous with bad and Petraeus is not synonymous with good.

Socialist aren't bad by definition; but, Al Gore isn't a socialist.

And Petraeus is fighting for communists to keep their freedoms? Not so much...

Answer 8

Since when is Time Magazine a legitimate, unbiased, balanced source of information?

Consider the source. Just because they SAY Putin is the "Person of the Year" doesn't mean he really is.

This is just like People magazine believing their "50 Most Beautiful People" has any merit whatsoever.

My friend, of course a better, more deserving person deserves the honor. But there is typically only one goal of today's magazines: to sell as many as possible....NOT to produce quality journalism.

So try not to let it bother you very much. Be content to know and support the people who are TRULY worthly of our respect.

Answer 9

I never read Time magazine. I'm sure none of you read it. Time magazines pick for man of the year means nothing to me. I still have to go to work and pay my bills. Thank You.

Answer 10

Well...considering that Putin is supplying nukes to Iran...I mean that may be the real reason he got chosen. His diplomatic front isn't real.