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zdrav
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| The Floating World wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| everything-is-everything wrote: |
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2058044_2061021,00.html
nuff said |
So if Susan Boyle won that would be fine?
Or are those votes by all those Koreans, Chinese, and Indians not as meaningful. I mean they aren't 'full' people, only half a person or something.... |
No but I'd say Obama, Cameron, Hawkins, Medvedev, Sonia Gandhi, Rafael Nadal, heck, my apt security guard -have had more influence and affect on the world than rain, a singer hardly anyone outside of Korea has heard of (and I just asked our Chinese teacher if he is known in China and said that he pretty much isn't.)
It's a joke and it is TIME who are the guilty party. They should have tougher selction criteria other than
'You can email or phone in anyone you like and if we realise that the results are NOT REPRESENTATIVE of a wide enough international demographic, we will not think seriously whether the person is a reasonable choice or not. '
Again it is a joke, but it is TIME magazine's fault.
Edit - just saw that the link was only showing the 'reader's list.' Still a joke, but who cares?
I see the Egyptian protester was chosen by TIME as the year's most influential. A reasonable choice. |
I think Stephen Colbert is a genius, but he is not the 2nd most influential person in the world. And his internet minions are rabid enough to get Hungarian bridges named after him! |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:01 am Post subject: |
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| The Floating World wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| everything-is-everything wrote: |
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2058044_2061021,00.html
nuff said |
So if Susan Boyle won that would be fine?
Or are those votes by all those Koreans, Chinese, and Indians not as meaningful. I mean they aren't 'full' people, only half a person or something.... |
No but I'd say Obama, Cameron, Hawkins, Medvedev, Sonia Gandhi, Rafael Nadal, heck, my apt security guard -have had more influence and affect on the world than rain, a singer hardly anyone outside of Korea has heard of (and I just asked our Chinese teacher if he is known in China and said that he pretty much isn't.)
It's a joke and it is TIME who are the guilty party. They should have tougher selction criteria other than
'You can email or phone in anyone you like and if we realise that the results are NOT REPRESENTATIVE of a wide enough international demographic, we will not think seriously whether the person is a reasonable choice or not. '
Again it is a joke, but it is TIME magazine's fault.
Edit - just saw that the link was only showing the 'reader's list.' Still a joke, but who cares?
I see the Egyptian protester was chosen by TIME as the year's most influential. A reasonable choice. |
Actually I think Bouazizi was Tunisian..and I do agree that he was the most influential person by far...
Neither Boyle nor Colbert nor Rain should be at the top of that list or even on it in a sane world... |
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