Meaning of today we are all | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

US, idiomatic

Examples

“"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.”

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