Meanings
- USidiomaticAn expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well.
"I know I speak for every American when I say to him today, we are all Georgians".
August 12, 2008:, Robert Barnes, "McCain to Georgian President: "Today, We Are All Georgians"", Washington Post3 more examples
Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman punctuated the day with a speech to Christians United for Israel last night, declaring that "today, we are all Israelis."
July 19, 2006:, Jim VandeHei, "Congress Is Giving Israel Vote of Confidence; Both Parties Back Ally, Court Jewish Support", Washington Post, page A05No progress in human affairs will ever be built on the blood of innocent people. Today, we are all Spanish.
March 11, 2004: Denis MacShane, Guardian UnlimitedMadness, even under the pretext of despair, is never a force that can regenerate the world. That is why today we are all Americans.
September 12, 2001: Jean-Marie Colombani, "Today, We Are All Americans", Le Monde
Origin
Probably originates from "today we are all Republicans", said by a physician attending U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan prior to a surgery.
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