He was speaking from a hypothetical "I". As in, "this is the implicit rationale that many US citizens have", not "this is my own rationale". Not sure if you rea

He was speaking from a hypothetical "I". As in, "this is the implicit rationale that many US citizens have", not "this is my own rationale". Not sure if you realized that given you're tailoring your reply to him, not to those people who act under that rationale.