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You can say that about any country though, of course the leader doesn't represent all of the population, just a majority, if they're a democracy, which is rare these day.

minor nit: The US doesn't require a majority to win the presidency, only a plurality, which was ~32% in the most recent election.†

† https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_United_States...

Honestly, if you're not protesting, you're enabling. That's why I dont think all Israelis agree with their government, or all gazaoui agree with Hamas. Protests, regular ones, are happening, on both side. I don't see a lot of those in the US to be fair.

I live in Seattle. You must not be looking hard enough. There are demonstrations every weekend.

The Americans expect the world to constantly make distinctions for them while American foreign policy affects everyone regardless of who individual Americans voted for.