1. thedailywhat:

Person Of The Year of the Day: TIME picks “The Protester” as its Person of the Year for 2011.

No one could have known that when a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire in a public square, it would incite protests that would topple dictators and start a global wave of dissent. In 2011, protesters didn’t just voice their complaints; they changed the world.

Runners-Up: Admiral William McRaven; Ai Weiwei; Rep. Paul Ryan; Kate Middleton.
See Also: People Who Mattered; TIME’s Person of the Year 1927-2010; 10 Times TIME’s Person of the Year Wasn’t Really a Person.
(Cover Art: Shepard Fairey.)
[timemagazine.]

    thedailywhat:

    Person Of The Year of the Day: TIME picks “The Protester” as its Person of the Year for 2011.

    No one could have known that when a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire in a public square, it would incite protests that would topple dictators and start a global wave of dissent. In 2011, protesters didn’t just voice their complaints; they changed the world.

    Runners-Up: Admiral William McRaven; Ai Weiwei; Rep. Paul Ryan; Kate Middleton.

    See Also: People Who Mattered; TIME’s Person of the Year 1927-2010; 10 Times TIME’s Person of the Year Wasn’t Really a Person.

    (Cover Art: Shepard Fairey.)

    [timemagazine.]

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