TIME Person of the Year: The Protester

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-- TIME Person of the Year: The Protester

Posted by OrangestO on Dec-14-2011 14:20:

TIME Person of the Year: The Protester

http://www.time.com/time/specials/p...02132%2C00.html

Posted by Igaryok on Dec-14-2011 14:27:

Most protestors don't even know what they're protesting.

Posted by Lira on Dec-14-2011 16:15:

Most posters don't even know what they're posting.

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Dec-14-2011 16:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Igaryok
Most protestors don't even know what they're protesting.

Do you really think that's true? That the majority of them have no idea why they're standing outside with other people?

Posted by Lira on Dec-14-2011 16:17:

I heard the Arab Uprising happened because of false Free Falafel rumours.

Posted by nchs09 on Dec-14-2011 16:18:

hey hey ho ho, mountain goats have got to go

was the official chant of the arab spring protests.

Posted by Lira on Dec-14-2011 16:21:

On a side note, I voted for them and I'm glad they made it. I can hardly wait for the protesters to show up at the ceremony

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Dec-14-2011 16:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Lira
I heard the Arab Uprising happened because of false Free Falafel rumours.

I've always loved this tale touted by Banksy:

quote:
In November '89, in response to a small uprising in Timisoara, Romania, the country's corrupt and brutal dictator was persuaded to address a public rally in Bucharest. A lone man in the crowd, Nica Leon, sick of Ceausescu's dreadful regime started shouting in favour of the Timisoara revolutionaries. The crowd around him, obedient to the last, thought 'Long live Timisoara!' was a new political slogan and started chanting it to. It was only when he began shouting 'Down with Ceaucescu!' that they realised all was not right. They tried to get away from him, banners were getting dropped and broken in the crush and women started screaming. On the balcony, the panic sounded like booing. Ceausescu stood there ludicrously frozen, mouth opening and shutting. Then the head of Romania's security walked over to him and whispered 'they're getting in'. It was clearly audible on the President's microphone and was broadcast live across the whole country. The revolution had begun. Within a week Ceausescu was dead. Somewhere in a bar in Romania sits Nica Leon, a solitary man who changed the course of history.

Posted by Lira on Dec-14-2011 16:59:

Read that when I bought his "Wall and Piece" and love it as well. I wonder if there really is much historical veracity to it.

Posted by LoveHate on Dec-14-2011 18:38:

cool.

Posted by -FSP- on Dec-14-2011 20:14:

Adolf Hitler was man of the year one time.

The Occupy movement disrupted workers working in the port of Oakland. Those everyday people need the money. Some Arab Spring rebels stuck knives up Gadafi's ass.

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

-Nietzsche

Posted by Meat187 on Dec-14-2011 20:17:

I hope after the Arab spring we'll soon have demonstrations against democracy in the Western countries. It's about time despots like Merkel are removed from power. It's time for a new system.

Posted by Vector A on Dec-14-2011 20:22:

quote:
Nursing Student here, had to insert a catheter in to a pretty obese lady, saw a black string hanging from her vagina. I asked her if she had a tampon in and she said "oh, i hope it's not still there." I ended up having to pull it out and the stench will be with me forever. Not to mention the white pus and brown slime covering a now black tampon. Apparently she hadn't had a period in months, so who knows how long it was in there.

Posted by Meat187 on Dec-14-2011 20:24:

Inb4JBJgetsbanned!

Posted by Acton on Dec-14-2011 20:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Vector A

Holy what the what?

Posted by Vector A on Dec-14-2011 20:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Meat187
Inb4JBJgetsbanned!

Banned for what? Posting a couple of gross stories?

Posted by Igaryok on Dec-14-2011 20:31:

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Dec-14-2011 20:31:

We don't post gross things on THIS forum, JBJ!

Posted by Meat187 on Dec-14-2011 20:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Vector A
Banned for what? Posting a couple of gross stories?

...in random unrelated threads. OK, maybe that pussy Stu won't ban you. But it's just a matter of time until my terror regime reigns in the cor, and then you better watch it.

Posted by Vector A on Dec-14-2011 20:34:

One of them was in the "Random Talking" thread. If that's not the place for a random gross story, what is?

Posted by swanson on Dec-16-2011 01:48:

i believe in 2006 times' person of the year was 'you'

take that how you will....

Posted by RahulJ on Dec-18-2011 16:00:

Nice article! Thanks for sharing!