I think this is a great tool for getting people to reconsider how the U.S. views itself compared to the rest of the world, but it's still legitimate to refer to U.S. citizens as "Americans" because the official name of the country is the United States of America. Whatever the larger cultural implications, it is part of the country's name.
Consider what we call citizens of "los Estados Unidos Mexicanos" or "a República Federativa do Brasil." In the context of typical naming conventions, "American" is pretty standard. There's also not much of a need to refer to everyone living in both North and South America as a whole.
Besides, "United States citizen" is nowhere near as snappy as "imperialist."
I think this is a great tool for getting people to reconsider how the U.S. views itself compared to the rest of the world, but it's still legitimate to refer to U.S. citizens as "Americans" because the official name of the country is the United States of America. Whatever the larger cultural implications, it is part of the country's name.
Consider what we call citizens of "los Estados Unidos Mexicanos" or "a República Federativa do Brasil." In the context of typical naming conventions, "American" is pretty standard. There's also not much of a need to refer to everyone living in both North and South America as a whole.
Besides, "United States citizen" is nowhere near as snappy as "imperialist."