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But in general the tone of the Internet messages is sympathetic. ”It's absolutely intriguing, and quite an important example I think, where people are speaking to the rest of the world really and bearing testimony to the fact that what the U.S. government does is not supported by all of the people here,” according to Jim Paul, executive director of the New York-based Global Policy Forum.

He likened the websites to past examples of international solidarity, like the abolish-slavery movement of the 19th century, and also compared them to the global anti-war marches prior to the March 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. ”It was astounding and apart from the odd mention, the press really didn't want to acknowledge how big it really was. We put on our website ... photographs of those marches and we've also covered all the big international protests that relate to economic issues,” added Paul in an interview. ”These all brought people from many many countries together in actions of solidarity.”

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Zetlen says one of his goals in creating SorryEverybody was to launch a ”civil conversation” among Americans and between his fellow citizens and other people worldwide. The appearance of You'reWelcomeEverybody and other initiatives proves he has not yet fully succeeded.

In fact, the U.S. election results demonstrate the growing divide between the world's superpower and the rest of us, says one observer. ”But while America marches rightward, it fails to drag the rest of the world along with it. Indeed, most of the rest of the world is headed in the opposite direction,” Walden Bello wrote Nov. 8 on the website Focus on the Global South.

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