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  • AxtremusA Axtremus

    @George-K said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

    Time "Magazine" also had Putin, Stalin, Ayatollah Khomeini, Greta Thunberg, and other monsters on the cover. So, there's a bit of consistency there.

    You left out Adolf Hitler (1938 Person of the Year). But they skipped over Osama Bin Laden. You were also Person of the Year in 2006.

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    @Axtremus said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

    @George-K said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

    Time "Magazine" also had Putin, Stalin, Ayatollah Khomeini, Greta Thunberg, and other monsters on the cover. So, there's a bit of consistency there.

    You left out Adolf Hitler (1938 Person of the Year). But they skipped over Osama Bin Laden. You were also Person of the Year in 2006.

    [Ax mode]

    My list was not meant to be complete or exclusionary. Simply an example of other horrible people Time has chosen to put on its cover. It is representative and illustrative.

    Nevertheless, thank you for pointing out my shortcoming, and adding more valued information.

    [/Ax mode]

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      @Axtremus said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

      @George-K said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

      Time "Magazine" also had Putin, Stalin, Ayatollah Khomeini, Greta Thunberg, and other monsters on the cover. So, there's a bit of consistency there.

      You left out Adolf Hitler (1938 Person of the Year). But they skipped over Osama Bin Laden. You were also Person of the Year in 2006.

      [Ax mode]

      My list was not meant to be complete or exclusionary. Simply an example of other horrible people Time has chosen to put on its cover. It is representative and illustrative.

      Nevertheless, thank you for pointing out my shortcoming, and adding more valued information.

      [/Ax mode]

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      @George-K, you are welcome!
      You're so wise and reasonable when in Ax-mode. More people should learn from this. 👍 👍

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        I'm surprised "Gaza citizens" wasn't named as the Person of the Year!

        Swift makes sense if you had to pick someone. Her tour dominated most of the year and SHATTERED records.

        Personally, I would've voted for the Chinese Spy Balloon.

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        • George KG George K

          @Axtremus said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

          according to Rolling Stone, that's "breaking Far-Right brains":

          https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-time-cover-far-right-conspiracy-theories-1234918882/amp/

          Time "Magazine" also had Putin, Stalin, Ayatollah Khomeini, Greta Thunberg, and other monsters on the cover. So, there's a bit of consistency there.

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          @George-K

          Time "Magazine" also had Putin, Stalin, Ayatollah Khomeini, Greta Thunberg, and other monsters on the cover. So, there's a bit of consistency there.

          Say what you want about Thunberg, but that immature young woman with OCD does not belong lumped in with those other bloodstained monsters.

          She may be a witch but surely not a bloodthirsty demon.

          But Taylor Swift…….yawn, who fooking cares…yawn.

          Elbows up!

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          • RenaudaR Renauda

            @George-K

            Time "Magazine" also had Putin, Stalin, Ayatollah Khomeini, Greta Thunberg, and other monsters on the cover. So, there's a bit of consistency there.

            Say what you want about Thunberg, but that immature young woman with OCD does not belong lumped in with those other bloodstained monsters.

            She may be a witch but surely not a bloodthirsty demon.

            But Taylor Swift…….yawn, who fooking cares…yawn.

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            @Renauda said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

            Say what you want about Thunberg, but that immature young woman with OCD does not belong lumped in with those other bloodstained monsters.

            I know, I know. I just thought it would be fun to include her.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              Swift sings better than Hitler.

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                Swift sings better than Hitler.

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                @Copper said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

                Swift sings better than Hitler.

                Hitler would probably be a fan.

                Please love yourself.

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                • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                  @Copper said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

                  Swift sings better than Hitler.

                  Hitler would probably be a fan.

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                  @Aqua-Letifer said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

                  @Copper said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

                  Swift sings better than Hitler.

                  Hitler would probably be a fan.

                  Doubt it. A Brunhilde she is not, and probably never will be.

                  Link to video

                  Elbows up!

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                  • RenaudaR Renauda

                    @George-K

                    Time "Magazine" also had Putin, Stalin, Ayatollah Khomeini, Greta Thunberg, and other monsters on the cover. So, there's a bit of consistency there.

                    Say what you want about Thunberg, but that immature young woman with OCD does not belong lumped in with those other bloodstained monsters.

                    She may be a witch but surely not a bloodthirsty demon.

                    But Taylor Swift…….yawn, who fooking cares…yawn.

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                    @Renauda said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

                    @George-K

                    Time "Magazine" also had Putin, Stalin, Ayatollah Khomeini, Greta Thunberg, and other monsters on the cover. So, there's a bit of consistency there.

                    Say what you want about Thunberg, but that immature young woman with OCD does not belong lumped in with those other bloodstained monsters.

                    She may be a witch but surely not a bloodthirsty demon.

                    But Taylor Swift…….yawn, who fooking cares…yawn.

                    Travis Kelce?

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      ? No idea who that is.

                      Elbows up!

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                      • RenaudaR Renauda

                        ? No idea who that is.

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                        @Renauda said in Taylor Swift -- TIME's 2023 Person of the Year:

                        ? No idea who that is.

                        I'd say that's practically a flex, although I'd be Jolly knows from football, not the tabloids.

                        Please love yourself.

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                          Renauda
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                          A flex?

                          Elbows up!

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                            Give him a break, it's Friday night, that's the alcohol talking.

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                              Renauda
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                              Doesn’t answer my question. Flex?

                              Elbows up!

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                                "Flex" in this context refers to some kind of show off. "See I just mention this factoid here, it goes to show that I am smart/knowledgable, I know something you don't know."

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                                  Okie-dokie.

                                  Elbows up!

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                                    Here's who one pundit says should have won.

                                    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/opinion-here-s-who-should-have-won-time-s-person-of-the-year/ar-AA1lcHUa?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=cca69d7429064ee2a3b0f833a590a9a7&ei=45

                                    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                      On the other hand, the distinction means something different now.

                                      A TIME Person of the Year used to be the single largest force of societal influence in one year, and reading the accompanying feature would enlighten you as to why in their estimation.

                                      They're at a quarter of their circulation in the 90s and most of the hangers-on are dentist's offices. TIME's Person of the Year now means something like, "oh they're still doing those? Who'd they say this year? Ah ok."

                                      Please love yourself.

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