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Time’s Person of the Year
Haven’t seen a discussion on this yet. Thoughts?
Mine, slap in the face of all the essentials this year.
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klingklang77
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Re: Time’s Person of the Year
Even if there weren’t a pandemic going on, you’d still have a problem with who it is anyway.
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| Posted 12/11/20 12:48 PM |
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MissJones
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Time’s Person of the Year
I thought it WAS essential workers. I thought I saw that as a cover somewhere
But I don’t think it’s a slap in the face. I think people still congregating without masks is a slap in the face.
Message edited 12/11/2020 12:52:57 PM.
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| Posted 12/11/20 12:48 PM |
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KarenK122
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Time’s Person of the Year
I agree. Not justified at all. Maybe next year after they are both in office and we see what they do, but the amount of work some people put in this year with the pandemic, it was a very poor choice. It should have been a front line worker or Fauci.
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| Posted 12/11/20 1:06 PM |
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seaside
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Re: Time’s Person of the Year
Posted by MissJones
I thought it WAS essential workers. I thought I saw that as a cover somewhere
But I don’t think it’s a slap in the face. I think people still congregating without masks is a slap in the face.
You hit it right on the nose. People whine and feel entitled. They assert various "freeedoms." They simultaneously take for granted and endanger essential and front line workers.
Plus, the news is full of stories about healthcare workers being harassed and absued in public. They have become the human embodimnet of the reality that so many cannot accept-but rail against. It's disgusting and unfathomable.
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| Posted 12/11/20 1:07 PM |
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seaside
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Re: Time’s Person of the Year
I think that Time has never failed to name a sitting or elected president at some point in their term, so the choice seemed inevitable. To choose this year? There is a good argument because of how much was at stake in this election. There is also a good argument to have chosen others, from Fauci, to the scientists who developed the vaccine, to all of the front line workers who kept society afloat this year. It's a hard choice. Lots of heroes and hope this year.
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| Posted 12/11/20 1:11 PM |
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Katareen
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Time’s Person of the Year
The president-elect is pretty much always chosen.
However there have been multiple “winners” in past years, so I do think essential workers should’ve been included also.
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| Posted 12/11/20 1:31 PM |
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KarenK122
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Re: Time’s Person of the Year
Posted by Katareen
The president-elect is pretty much always chosen.
However there have been multiple “winners” in past years, so I do think essential workers should’ve been included also.
I didn't know that but I did just read up on that and it does seem they always pick the President Elect. You are right, they should have had multiple winners then.
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| Posted 12/11/20 1:58 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Time’s Person of the Year
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year
Yeah, they are just following their pattern.
2020 - Biden/Harris
2016 - Trump
2012 - Obama
2008 - Obama
2004 - Bush
2000 - Bush
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| Posted 12/11/20 2:27 PM |
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No president elect should be person of the year IMO.
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| Posted 12/11/20 2:37 PM |
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I don’t understand it. Biden has yet to actually do anything yet. He has offered some plans and hope. If anything comes to fruition let him win 2021. How he could be over healthcare and essential workers this year is the problem with this country. The top always wins. IDGAF about patterns. This year was like no other.
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| Posted 12/11/20 2:56 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Time’s Person of the Year
Yes. And to be honest it means nothing.
It's a silly award from a magazine.
Pay the essential workers more....that would mean something
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| Posted 12/11/20 3:10 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Posted by NervousNell
Yes. And to be honest it means nothing.
It's a silly award from a magazine.
Pay the essential workers more....that would mean something
this.
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| Posted 12/11/20 3:16 PM |
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Posted by NervousNell
Yes. And to be honest it means nothing.
It's a silly award from a magazine.
Pay the essential workers more....that would mean something
Many, but not all, unfortunately, have gotten bonuses during this time, which is wonderful.
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| Posted 12/11/20 3:32 PM |
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Time’s Person of the Year
I think they could have made a better choice
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| Posted 12/11/20 5:34 PM |
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Time’s Person of the Year
Total slap in the face. Should have Andrew Cuomo, the “love gov”
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| Posted 12/11/20 9:55 PM |
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Total slap in the face. Should have Andrew Cuomo, the “love gov”
Welcome back 
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| Posted 12/11/20 10:29 PM |
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Diane
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Posted by RainyDay
I think they could have made a better choice
Totally agree
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| Posted 12/12/20 8:11 PM |
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Re: Time’s Person of the Year
Given the fact we are in a once in a lifetime pandemic, an exception should have been made.
If you are going to do ‘persons’ of the year instead of Biden AND Harris. Why not do just Biden AND all the essential workers?
I get that it’s a stupid meaningless title but still, this is a never before seen pandemic for our generation and it should have been acknowledged in some way.
I would have had the same exact feelings if trump was on it.
It should have been shared. Especially now, when so many essential workers are slowly getting forgotten about and taken for granted now that we have dealt with this for months.
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