Hitler, Stalin and Khomeni were all "Man of the Year." In 2001, Rudy Giuliani was "Person of the Year," when Osama bin Laden had more of an affect on history, because "bad" people couldn't become People of the Year. Jonah Goldberg seemed almost angry about it.
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Hitler, Stalin and Khomeni were all "Man of the Year."Yes. But the publication was limited to the West, I believe.
Due to social media, it's easy to manipulate anything into propaganda.