Quote Originally Posted by maladroit
For longtime U.S. expatriates like me - someone far more accustomed to being targeted over unpopular policies, for having my very Americanness publicly assailed - it feels like an extraordinary turnabout...
It sucks that people all over the world immediately think they know everything about someone and hold them responsible for an entire country's actions simply because that is where they are from. Remember that 45.9% of the U.S. population wanted McCain. That's not a small percentage. Four years ago 48% didn't want Bush and instead voted for Democratic candidate John Kerry. A democratic country is ruled by the majority; that doesn't mean that everyone agrees.