Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, who as leader of ISIS has inspired followers to both fight in his self-declared caliphate of Iraq and Syria, and also stage attacks in countries like Tunisia and France.Black Lives Matter activists, who have protested inequality towards African Americans, especially in their treatment by law enforcement.Caitlyn Jenner, whose coming out as a transgender woman prompted widespread conversations about gender identity and issues of equality for the LGBT community.Travis Kalanick, who as CEO of Uber drove his car-hailing company to a nearly $70 billion valuation, but also drew criticism about the downside of the sharing economy.Angela Merkel, who as German chancellor has been at the center of major news events this year, from economic strife in the Eurozone to Europe’s ongoing migrant crisis.Vladimir Putin, who as president of Russia has defied Western sanctions over his country’s military activity in Ukraine to play a critical but precarious role in the war on ISIS.Hassan Rouhani, who as president of Iran is seeking to bring his country out of pariah status and repair its sanctions-crippled economy by pursuing a nuclear deal with the West.Donald Trump, whose populist rhetoric has made him frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential candidacy and stirred debate about the party’s future.
I thought Bernie already won
Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2015, 08:57:34 PMI thought Bernie already wonHe won the online poll, but apparently TIME removed him from and the option to vote for him from the shortlist.
From what I've seen, the only person on that list who's even remotely qualified seems to be Merkel.
Real though Al-Baghdadi should win.This is about who has been most influential, not shilling for our favorite celebs.
Quote from: Batch on December 07, 2015, 10:20:35 PMWhy the fuck is the leader of ISIS up there?ISIS has pretty much been THE news continuously since the summer of 2014.
Why the fuck is the leader of ISIS up there?
Quote from: Winy on December 07, 2015, 10:13:30 PMQuote from: Scott Weiland is dead on December 07, 2015, 09:39:45 PMReal though Al-Baghdadi should win.This is about who has been most influential, not shilling for our favorite celebs.People can be pretty stupid and will just see this as a glorification of him. I don't think it's a good idea to give "Person of the Year" to the leader of ISIS.http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,760539,00.html
Quote from: Scott Weiland is dead on December 07, 2015, 09:39:45 PMReal though Al-Baghdadi should win.This is about who has been most influential, not shilling for our favorite celebs.People can be pretty stupid and will just see this as a glorification of him. I don't think it's a good idea to give "Person of the Year" to the leader of ISIS.
Quote from: Winy on December 07, 2015, 10:36:15 PMQuote from: Scott Weiland is dead on December 07, 2015, 10:19:33 PMQuote from: Winy on December 07, 2015, 10:13:30 PMQuote from: Scott Weiland is dead on December 07, 2015, 09:39:45 PMReal though Al-Baghdadi should win.This is about who has been most influential, not shilling for our favorite celebs.People can be pretty stupid and will just see this as a glorification of him. I don't think it's a good idea to give "Person of the Year" to the leader of ISIS.http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,760539,00.htmlWhat was I suppose to get out of that?Hitler himself was a person of the year.This has never been about glorification and the public understands that.
Quote from: Scott Weiland is dead on December 07, 2015, 10:19:33 PMQuote from: Winy on December 07, 2015, 10:13:30 PMQuote from: Scott Weiland is dead on December 07, 2015, 09:39:45 PMReal though Al-Baghdadi should win.This is about who has been most influential, not shilling for our favorite celebs.People can be pretty stupid and will just see this as a glorification of him. I don't think it's a good idea to give "Person of the Year" to the leader of ISIS.http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,760539,00.htmlWhat was I suppose to get out of that?
Actually, it might be Trump, too.But I mean, c'mon, it's gonna be Caitlyn Jenner.