Phil Cook <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
> Oo did they have Putin, their man of the year, holding it?

  Their "man of the year" doesn't mean "the person who has made most good
in the world", but "the person who has been most significant in the world,
who has had most impact", in good or bad.

  In the year 1938 they chose Adolph Hitler as the person of the year,
and in the year 1939 Joseph Stalin. Not because they did something good
for the world, but because they were considered some of the most influential
persons (in good or bad).

  You are clearly trying to diminish the importance of Time Magazine's
titles by implying that the choice of Putin as person of the year shows
some kind of incompetence, but it only shows that you don't understand
what they mean by "person of the year".

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