Zelenskyy and the spirit of Ukraine are 'Time' magazine's 2022 Person of the Year
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Lara
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I agree Bonee. I saw the nominees for "Person of the Year" and was hoping Time would choose Zelensky and his people. I would have been irate if they'd chosen Xi Jinping or Liz Cheney from their list over Ukraine's people.
I had to laugh when nominee MacKenzie Scot (ex-wife of Amazon Bezos) was said to have donated 84.5 million to the Girl Scouts. That's a lot of cookies! ha! ...unless they're thin mints...a box of those can be inhaled in no time.
I had to laugh when nominee MacKenzie Scot (ex-wife of Amazon Bezos) was said to have donated 84.5 million to the Girl Scouts. That's a lot of cookies! ha! ...unless they're thin mints...a box of those can be inhaled in no time.
Been There
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I’ll say this again, Zelensky is NOT the man they want you to believe he is.
Nathan
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...whoever "they" are. One thing's for certain- Putin is the man that the world does see for who he is.
Nemo2
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So I've heard.
Been There
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"They" is our government who has given this hypocrite and self-entitled little Dictator that we have given billions to so far and yet refuses to show where the money is going. It's called "unaccountability." We were suckered in Afghanistan and it very well may be that it could be happening again. But, we'll see. I am a reasonable and patient man, so I will wait for the results.
Raven
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I think Zelenskyy most certainly deserves the man of the year award.
He has backbone which many politicians do not.
He has backbone which many politicians do not.
RadishRose
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Time named both-
"President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and "the spirit of Ukraine""
"President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and "the spirit of Ukraine""
Nemo2
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Time Magazine's 'Man of The Year', January 2, 1939........oops. 
You are not an authority on who he is unless you've been in his hip pocket and sat at his conference table. No matter, the bottom line is that this man didn't cave in to Putin, won't cave in and will protect his country with all he has. Period. Money and accounting for each missile bought, arms bought, or candy canes bought, no matter. The MAN is braver and has more courage than anyone living in these times. Period.
This recognition is so deserved, my heart and head are bursting with pride for those of us who chose him among all the other nominees.
bingo
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Hitler was also on the cover of time's back in 40's....as man of the year
Nemo2
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See my comment...#12 above.
The "Of the Year" title is not a reward, but a recognition of who most influenced the year for good or ill.
eta
Putin was also an "of the year" guy
Pepper wrote:
The "Of the Year" title is not a reward, but a recognition of who most influenced the year for good or ill.
Looking at this list, it's the good, the bad and the ugly... even Khrushchev in 1957 and the Ayatollah Khomeini.....
https://public.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/times-person-of-the-year/table/?sort=year
The "Of the Year" title is not a reward, but a recognition of who most influenced the year for good or ill.
Looking at this list, it's the good, the bad and the ugly... even Khrushchev in 1957 and the Ayatollah Khomeini.....
https://public.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/times-person-of-the-year/table/?sort=year
perChance
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I guess this year's includes them all
SeniorBen
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Who is the real Zelensky? He seems like a pretty decent guy. Provide links to support your argument.
Remy
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I knew he would be. War is a nightmare.
Been There
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I knew I would be in the minority here, but we are all allowed to our opinion. Wait, are we?
Provide links? How can I do that? The news media doesn't report any news that, well, you know the rest.
Shalimar
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I think I will continue to trust my instincts re President Zelenskyy. Being a somewhat feral person has its rewards.
SeniorBen
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So the news media didn't report the information on which you based your opinion that Zelenskyy is not the man we think he is? But we're all misinformed and you're the only one who knows the real Zelenskyy. Okay.
Murrmurr
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Ok, but what have you heard or read or what do you think that "put you in the minority here." Seriously, is there something he did or someone he's associated with that would be good to know about?
I've wondered if Zelensky was hand-picked as the tool that would finally trigger the war with the west Putin has always wanted. Is that what you're thinking?