After the storm, today we are all residents of that small town.
today we are all
idiomAn expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well.
Origin
disputed originProbably originates from "today we are all Republicans", said by a physician attending U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan prior to a surgery.
When the news reported the tragedy at the university, the president stated that today we are all students in mourning.
As the nation grapples with the aftermath of the earthquake, the leader declared that today we are all survivors standing together in the face of such profound loss.