Definition
An 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.
Origins
Probably originates from "today we are all Republicans", said by a physician attending U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan prior to a surgery.
In Context
- ""I know I speak for every American when I say to him today, we are all Georgians"."
- "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.""
- "No progress in human affairs will ever be built on the blood of innocent people. Today, we are all Spanish."
- "Madness, even under the pretext of despair, is never a force that can regenerate the world. That is why today we are all Americans."
See Also
- I am Spartacus