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Six Basic Twitter Reactions to ‘The Protester’ as TIME’s Person of the Year

Every year, we field criticism and praise for our pick of the most influential Person of the Year. According to Twitter, these were the most common reactions to our selection this year.

Reaction 1: Approval

By Megan Gibson | @MeganJGibson | December 14, 2011 | +

Via @sonjatejada/Twitter

Via @sonjatejada/Twitter

Many of you loved our choice. Some of you even approve that we went the alternate route and chose a group (or idea) as our Person of the Year, rather than an individual. We’ve done it many times before and we’ll most certainly do it again. We’re glad that (some of) you approve.

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