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Vote Now: Who Should Be Time's Person of the Year? Edward Snowden

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ended up not voting because they are asking for way too many Twitter OAuth privileges (including following and posting with my account, plus updating my profile).

Vote then revoke access

Or don't vote. I don't give random apps total access to my Twitter account, even for a short time.

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I'm wondering why some people are on the list, like Miley Cyrus or the guy behind Netflix. If those are, why not others? I'd personally vote for the head of Naughty Dog and The Last of Us over Netflix. PS: thinking about it, I'd vote for Satoshi. We should do a HN POY. PS2 : done! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6800515

"Person of the Year" is really "Newsmaker of the Year." It's not an endorsement, just a recognition that they made the most news. Hitler was TIME's "Man of the Year" in 1938.

> Hitler was TIME's "Man of the Year" in 1938.

- after the Munich Agreement wherein Hitler agreed peace with Chamberlain. Ok he reneged, but that's not the point.

Re: Vote Now: Who Should Be Time's Person of the Year? Edward Snowden

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No way, I don't vote for traitors. All his US supporters are a bunch of Benedict Arnolds. BTW, just voted for Miley. She definitely made my year.

I never understand why USAians refer to Benedict Arnold as a "traitor". It's a really stupid word to bandy about in a civil war. The country was governed by Britain. Everyone who fought against the government was, by definition, a traitor. Using a word with such a definite negative connotation in such a complex environment is either disingenuous or obtuse. For similar reasons, using the word "traitor" is also stupid…

I wouldn't call Snowden a traitor, but I think the term is perfectly apt for Benedict Arnold. He was a general in one army who defected to the opposing army. That's pretty much the definition of traitor. That doesn't deny your point that all the rebelling colonials were traitors to the British.

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The future PM CANDIDATE OF INDIA SHREE NARENDRA MODI JI!deserved to the time person of the year! Cos he thoroughly deserves it!

I think Modi seems like a no-nonsense forward thinking anti-corruption development oriented person. Completely unlike any of the rest of India's nepotistic political caste. I hope for India's sake that this guy gets a shot at trying to solve some of those problems.

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I can completely understand your position if you are an American. And I'm sure you can understand us foreigners trying to show our appreciation for a man who uncovered this extensive evil intrusion into our lives.

Bottom line, he's a traitor. Beyond that, most of the laws that helped start this were set into effect years ago. Where were the people crying then? Most people complain about having their privacy taken away when using free online services. All I see are a bunch of ignorant loud mouths who got angry too late.

How does him being a traitor or not affect whether or not his actions influenced the world? The vote isn't for nicest person in world or person I'd most like to have a beer with.

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Chrome won't let me vote..throwing shitloads of errors in the console. GPT LOADED EVENT LISTENER EXECUTED load listener, textContent GPT LOADED Blocked a frame with origin " http://poy.time.com" from accessing a frame with origin " http://tags.bluekai.com" . Protocols, domains, and ports must match. GPT LOADED EVENT LISTENER EXECUTED load listener, textContent Blocked a frame with origin " http://googleads.g.doublecl…

You have access to another browser.

I don't have a facebook account.

Re: Vote Now: Who Should Be Time's Person of the Year? Edward Snowden

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Person of the Year" is really "Newsmaker of the Year." It's not an endorsement, just a recognition that they made the most news. Hitler was TIME's "Man of the Year" in 1938.

> Hitler was TIME's "Man of the Year" in 1938. - after the Munich Agreement wherein Hitler agreed peace with Chamberlain. Ok he reneged, but that's not the point.

> Ok he reneged, but that's not the point.

The article isn't celebrating peace, it's very negative about Hitler. The cover for that issue shows people being tortured.

Edit: you can read it here.

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,760539,...

Re: Vote Now: Who Should Be Time's Person of the Year? Edward Snowden

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I'm wondering why some people are on the list, like Miley Cyrus or the guy behind Netflix. If those are, why not others? I'd personally vote for the head of Naughty Dog and The Last of Us over Netflix. PS: thinking about it, I'd vote for Satoshi. We should do a HN POY. PS2 : done! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6800515

"Person of the Year" is really "Newsmaker of the Year." It's not an endorsement, just a recognition that they made the most news. Hitler was TIME's "Man of the Year" in 1938.

Snowden's kind of a shoe-in then, no? His name has been in headlines constantly for the majority of the year.
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