Not really.
Well... it gets used that way.
Ultimitly, I go by the motto "your rights end where mine begin". And I have a right not to be targeted with offensive statements... although as long as they don't target me {i.e. Malicious reason for saying/typing/printing them} I guess it's covered by Free Speech.
Still, the same way I {and most irish people} would not liked to be called "English" or "part of the UK", and people from Norway don't like to be called Sweedish, the majority of Americans don't like the fact "American = US Citizen" pretty much across the board.
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