Popular opinion can crush what you see with your own eyes. Ask the troops at the Battle Of The Bulge

Amidst Battle of the Bulge the Jan 1 1945 issue of Time identified Eisenhower as Man of the Year. This struck some troops fighting in the Ardennes & reporters covering the battle insulting, given that Ike's headquarters was caught so flat-footed during that battle's early moments pic.twitter.com/uL5xyV1WTC

— XVIII Airborne Corps (@18airbornecorps) January 1, 2022