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Guardian person of the year kHz1000 Send a noteboard - 09/12/2013 02:52:49 PM

The winner of this coveted title (at least that's what it says in the article) was Edward Snowden. Second place went to Marco Weber and Sini Saarela. Pope Francis narrowly came in third with 153 votes - almost 8 % of the total.

The candidates were the Pope, Marco Weber and Sini Saarela, Edward Snowden, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Andy Murray, Waris Dirie, Jack Monroe and Satoshi Nakamoto. They were chosen by the newspaper's editors and writers.

Last year's winner was Manning.

Thoughts/views? Obviously the poll isn't very conclusive and probably tells more about the people who read the Guardian than anything else, but what do you think?

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Guardian person of the year - 09/12/2013 02:52:49 PM 1116 Views
Good choice. Snowden is a true patriot. - 09/12/2013 03:13:15 PM 729 Views
You know.... - 09/12/2013 04:11:09 PM 716 Views
It's because I have libertarian(ish) leanings that - 09/12/2013 04:36:13 PM 791 Views
Agreed - 09/12/2013 05:38:36 PM 719 Views
Why go to prison when you know you've done the right thing? - 09/12/2013 06:25:46 PM 663 Views
To prove it was the right thing? - 09/12/2013 07:12:34 PM 662 Views
Better to be free in Russia than rot in some American prison - 09/12/2013 09:10:20 PM 636 Views
Better for who? - 09/12/2013 09:51:09 PM 708 Views
It would have been the right thing, and best for the anti-NSA movement - 10/12/2013 02:07:49 AM 732 Views
Screw that. He's not obligated to martyr himself. - 11/12/2013 06:23:43 PM 652 Views
I think he would make a fine martyr *NM* - 11/12/2013 07:15:51 PM 343 Views
We're discussing this in terms of "Person of the Year" *NM* - 11/12/2013 08:20:22 PM 333 Views
Well... - 10/12/2013 01:07:46 AM 770 Views
Snowden is most despicable? - 10/12/2013 02:11:35 AM 726 Views
Re: Well... - 11/12/2013 12:54:52 AM 744 Views
It's the Guardian, so this isn't very surprising or conclusive - 10/12/2013 02:15:56 AM 702 Views
I couldn't agree more - 11/12/2013 12:47:25 AM 626 Views
I'm hardly knowledgeable on the topic - 12/12/2013 09:49:10 AM 729 Views
While i have mixed feelings about Snowden - 12/12/2013 04:56:37 PM 677 Views

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