What's In A Title: What Does TIME 'Person Of The Year' REALLY Mean?

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By Tommy Wilson | Monday, 16 December 2024 05:15 AM
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The recent announcement by Time magazine naming Donald Trump as its 2024 "Person of the Year" has been met with a range of reactions.

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The decision, while predictable and somewhat inconsequential, has stirred up controversy and sparked discussions across the political spectrum.

According to RedState, the tradition of Time's annual "Man of the Year" award, which has since been updated to "Person of the Year," has a history of being male-dominated. This was a reflection of the times when men were the primary newsmakers and the main demographic of the magazine's readership. However, the award has evolved over time, and its significance varies depending on who you ask.

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For the irate Left, this year's selection of Trump is seen as an outrageous endorsement, drawing parallels with the magazine's controversial choice of Adolf Hitler as "Man of the Year" in 1937. On the other hand, conservatives view this as a well-deserved recognition of a politician they consider one of the most remarkable figures in modern times. Trump himself seems to be quite pleased with the honor.

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Time magazine, established in 1923, was a pioneer in the realm of weekly newsmagazines. Its unique style of writing, which included detailed descriptions and backward reading sentences, gave readers a sense of being privy to insider information. However, the magazine's annual "Person of the Year" selection was not necessarily an indicator of enduring significance. If it were, figures like F.W. de Klerk (1993), Corazon Aquino (1986), Soong Mei-ling (1937), and Kamala Harris (2020) would be more widely remembered.

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The "Person of the Year" award was initially introduced in 1927 as a marketing strategy during the holiday season. The selection was kept secret to generate curiosity and boost sales. This tradition continues to this day.

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This is the second time Trump has been named "Person of the Year" (2016), putting him in the company of Winston Churchill (1940, 1949), Dwight Eisenhower (1944, 1959), and Josef Stalin (1939, 1942). The current owner of Time, tech billionaire Marc Benioff, is a Trump supporter and facilitated an interview with him.

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Trump is known for his ability to command media attention and use it to his advantage. For example, he recently used an exclusive interview with NBC to unveil his presidential agenda, which was subsequently covered extensively by the media. His agenda is centered on making the country successful, with retribution achieved through this success.

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Trump also made headlines last week with a carefully worded online statement expressing the Republican Party's intention to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, without making any explicit promises.

Trump's potential inaugural address is expected to convey a message of unity and "Peace Through Strength." However, the media honeymoon period for Republican presidents is typically shorter than for Democrats.

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To differentiate himself from the increasingly inconspicuous 46th president, Trump, as the 47th president, would likely aim to create an impression of immediate and intense activity starting on January 20. This could include executive orders on border control, illegal immigration, and energy development, including the reversal of restrictions imposed by Joe Biden.

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However, many of the challenges facing the new president cannot be resolved with a simple signature. These include Russia's ongoing war on Ukraine, North Korea's threats of aggression, and Iran's developing nuclear threat and involvement in terrorism.

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Last week, The Washington Times reported that satellite images confirmed Iran's recent launch of a modified container ship, the "Shahid Bagheri," now serving as an aircraft carrier for launching and recovering drones. This mobile platform could potentially be a significant weapon in the export of terrorism, but it would also be a large and conspicuous target.

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Israel, under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu, a Trump ally, has been actively undermining Iran's regional influence by targeting its surrogate terrorist forces, Hezbollah and Hamas. Israel's aggressive self-defense measures have also weakened the military foundation of Bashar al-Assad's Syrian dictatorship.

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Meanwhile, a diverse coalition of rebels is attempting to form a government in Damascus after five decades of Assad family rule and 13 years of civil war. Despite promising statements about restoring and rebuilding a free and peaceful Syria, history suggests that enduring revolutions usually involve a single rebel force. After defeating a common enemy, coalitions of revolutionaries often disintegrate into warring factions.

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Trump has expressed his long-held stance of non-involvement in foreign conflicts, stating that Syria is "not our fight." However, protecting U.S. interests in a volatile region with terrorist forces training to hit the homeland does not always require combat.

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Trump has also claimed that he could end the nearly three-year-old Ukraine war in 24 hours. He recently met with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris and quoted the Ukrainian president as wanting peace.

One possible solution to halt the killing while blocking Russia could be to end the war in its current state. This would involve Russia retaining its captured portions of eastern Ukraine and possibly Crimea, while NATO would grant Ukraine immediate membership with its mutual defense guarantees to prevent any future Russian annexations.

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If Trump were to successfully end Europe's largest armed conflict since World War II, he might be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize. Only three U.S. presidents have received this prestigious international honor in history: Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama.

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However, Obama's receipt of the prize was controversial, as it was awarded just a few months after he took office in 2009 following his international apology tour. Two years later, Obama helped instigate the armed overthrow of Libya's Moammar Gaddafi, transforming Libya into a lawless state and terrorist training ground.

So, while the Nobel Peace Prize remains elusive for Obama, Trump's recent recognition as Time's "Person of the Year" reflects his significant impact on the year's news and his potential to shape the future.

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