Just making a quick note about this, as I haven't written about Ukraine for some time: Russia is getting it's collective ass kicked, Putin is desperately lobbing rockets at civilian targets committing war crimes because he can't do anything else to win, and the world is heading into a long winter waiting for Putin to admit defeat before his own army freezes to death.
As we're getting to the end of the year, media outlets tend to start doling out honors: Few rank higher than TIME magazine's Person of the Year award, although to be honest there's been a lot of years they get it wrong (Elon Musk?! YOU FOOLS).
This year, however, was a no-brainer: The minute Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky uttered "I need ammo, not a ride" on the eve of the Russian invasion into his country, he triggered every pro-Churchillian editor and pundit into fangirlish delight. It was obvious TIME was going to name Zelensky as Person of the Year:
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| slightly surprised TIME didn't redo their classic red border with a blue and yellow pattern. Alas. |
In recognition that all of Ukraine is fighting for their existence in the face of Russian imperialism, the magazine is sharing the honor with "Ukrainian people's fighting spirit." But yeah, it's the steel balls on Zelensky we're honoring here.
I can think of a couple of bastards - Putin and trump - fuming at the honor going to the guy humiliating their own broken identities. Good. Suck it, losers.
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Now let's get Ukraine about three times the $800 million we managed to get them in the NDAA before the goddamn Republican Putin fanboys get control of the house.
-Doug in Sugar Pine
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