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Re:Vote Now: Who Should Be Time's Person of the Year? Edward... by yen223 on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @08:33AM (#6801039)
Hitler and Stalin were each a Times Person of the Year. They're selecting important people, not benevolent ones. At least, in theory.
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Re:Vote Now: Who Should Be Time's Person of the Year? Edward... by ChikkaChiChi on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @09:27AM (#6801383)
Important in a historical context. In the grand scheme of things giving Zuckerberg the award was like giving President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize; Maybe OK later, but a little early.
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Re:Vote Now: Who Should Be Time's Person of the Year? Edward... by stackcollision on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @11:31AM (#6802305)
I thought Hitler was Time's POTY when he was still propelling Germany out of abject poverty, and before he, you know, started a war. Is my timing off here?
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Re:Vote Now: Who Should Be Time's Person of the Year? Edward... by Crito on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @12:29PM (#6802724)
1936 was pre-Kristallnacht and Poland wasn't getting invaded yet, though conscription in Germany began in 1936. The Night of the Long Knives had already established Hitler and the Nazis as rather unpleasant people.
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