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Time's Person of the Year 2001—immediately following the September 11, 2001 attacks—was New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani, although the rules of selection, the individual or group of individuals who have had the biggest effect on the year's news, made Osama bin Laden a more likely choice. The issue that declared Giuliani the Person of the Year included an article that mentioned Time's earlier decision to elect the Ayatollah Khomeini and the 1999 rejection of Hitler as Person of the Century. The article seemed to imply that Osama bin Laden was a stronger candidate than Giuliani, as Adolf Hitler was a stronger candidate than Albert Einstein. The selections were ultimately based on what the magazine describes as who they believed had a stronger influence on history.



It was debated whether Adolf Hitler, German Chancellor and Fuhrer responsible for World War II and the Holocaust should have been made Person of the Century for his impact on the 20th Century. The argument was based on Time's criteria that the person chosen should have the greatest impact on this century, for better or worse.[3] However, it was decided that since Hitler's goals were defeated and the century ended on a positive note, he was not as influential as Einstein, Roosevelt or Gandhi, though he did still make the list.

Despite the magazine's frequent statements to the contrary, the designation is often regarded as an, and spoken of as an, simply based on many previous selections of admirable people.However Time magazine points out those such as Adolf Hitler in 1938, and Joseph Stalin in 1939 and again in 1942.Is it really right tothese men with anfor their actions?Now i understand that Time selects its "winners" on the stipulation that "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year."But i still have a problem with people like Hitler and Stalin being called "Person of the Year".Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1930)...yes.John F. Kennedy (1961)...yes.Martin Luther King (1963)...yes.All individuals who are worthy of the title 'Person Of The Year' in my opinion.It also seems that Time like to pick and choose when their "for better or worse" stipulation occurs.Also...Person Of The Century?Going from Times definition, i would argue Hitler was in with a real shout. And its this point alone that should convince you that things need to change.I couldn't believe it when i first found this out. I really think Time need to change their definition for who is eligible for the title of Person Of The Year.There are so many people more worthy of this title who are being blatently overlooked in favor of monsters who are responsible for the killing of millions of innocents, the killing of freedom of speech and the killing of democracy.When i saw this i really had to question Times motives.But even more so i had to question society, who seem to let this happen again and again......George W. Bush has also won this 'award'......TWICE![align=center][/align]Time Will Tell......