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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/49608730

EDITED: Change link to proper article instead of a stupid video, and changed associated text to match new URL.

Disgusting, in my opinion.

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[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 99 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Hitler was also person of the year in like 1938. Means nothing other than impact on society

[–] MusketeerX@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

Great, so we're living in the modern equivalent of 1938. Hopefully next year doesn't go on to be the equivalent of 1939 😬

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 88 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Being Times person of the year means you have had a significant impact, not that you are necessarily a good person. It says nothing about doing good deeds.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 44 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A subtlety lost on many.

Voldemort was a great wizard.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What most people don't know about Voldemort? Pretty good at karaoke. Not great, but surprisingly better than you thought.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

What most people don't know about Voldemort? Pretty good at karaoke. Not great, but surprisingly better than you thought.

In avada kedavra, honey
Don't you know that I'm lovin' you
In avada kedavra, baby
Don't you know that I'll always be true!

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago

The whole NYSE thing though is blatantly sucking up to Trump. And since Times already gave it to him once, maybe don't feed his overinflated ego even more? Because there is no way he is going to take it as a negative, as his desperate desire to be on the cover has shown.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

That's pointless.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah, it's totally benign.. 🙄

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 58 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I place no credibility in time's person of the year. Hitler was times person of the year once.

Hell, I was time magazine's person of the year in 2006! I worked at Wendys that year.....I didn't do nothin!

[–] weew@lemmy.ca 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

And Hitler kinda had an impact on the world. You trying to deny that?

Time's Person of the Year is about impact on society. It's not the Nobel Peace Prize.

[–] shrodes@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I mean, even Henry Kissinger got a Nobel Peace Prize

[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 49 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nintendo got it wrong. 2014 wasn't year of Luigi. 2024 is!

[–] uebquauntbez@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Luigi's year was 2014. 2024 started his decade!

[–] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 10 months ago
[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This sais more about Times than it does about Trump.

[–] UnpledgedCatnapTipper@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hitler was also person of the year. It's about the person's scale of impact, not anything to do with competence or morality.

[–] Philharmonic3@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hope Trump ends up like Hitler did in the end. But sooner

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I mean......I don't think trump is going to shoot himself before 1945....

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lol, yeah, the billionaire owned main stream media is completely benign an neutral in its coverage. 🙄

Honestly, what will it take for some of you to stop taking the world at the face value those in power are selling you as reality?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Damn, if you keep stuffing words into their mouth, it'll probably suffocate them.

[–] M137@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago
[–] 6gybf@sh.itjust.works 28 points 10 months ago

Probably worth pointing out Time is owned by a tech Billioniare

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

who still cares?! we all know this is like a fifa championship? you just have to pay to get it

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Gross.

I love (hate actually) how his supporters always default into chanting, “USA… USA… USA…” while in reality they are for dividing the states, not uniting them.

It’s just a braindead idiocracy chant without meaning at this point.

[–] About42Indians@lemmy.today -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean he did win the popular vote. So he united more people than Kamala. Just being real about the situation.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

He won 49.8% of the popular vote.

That is hair over half the votes. Which is my point— dividing the country right in half, not uniting it.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago
[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 7 points 10 months ago

Times person of the year 2025 will be the inverse of 2006: Fuck You.

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Man, I hope when he does an inevitably shit job and the economy tanks, that even his allies turn on him and he is hounded into an early grave

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oldest president in history, assuming he serves all 4 years. What's your definition of "early"?

Now JFK? That guy knew how to hit the grave early!

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Haha ok fair, I just meant I hope the stress gets to him and puts him down. Though he’s a narcissist so that how is unlikely

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Heart attacks are still on the table. I mean dude DOES work at mcdonalds.......unless the media LIED to me!

[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

So, grab em and cook the books but lie enough so enough morons vote for you equals man of the year?

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 4 points 10 months ago

Tbf, Time person of the year is based on controversy more than anything