@ipso I agree it is about common usage, I think that is what you are saying. That it is understood that America means United States of America. Now, in Spanish, in Latin America, America is referred to as Los Estatados Unidos. The United States. I rarely here a Latin America call America, America, when speaking in Spanish. Most Europeans I know use the term “The States” to refer to America. Even our military uses “stateside.” You just seem to be upset if someone took the name America away from us. Maybe I am misinterpreting? If calling us Americans caused confusion, or really came of as conceded, I would be fine not using the term. But, it doesn’t seem to be a problem, so all is well.
It is not about PC for me personally. I use Americas to describe the continent as well, not sure if I wrote something above that left of the s? I can’t tell you how many times I have to explain to people that yes my husband is Mexican, but our last name is Sephardic because his paternal grandparents immigrated to Mexico from Israel. When they look at me like I have six heads. I explain that people emigrated to all of the Americas. So I get it, believe me.
The OP was just asking, I don’t assume any PC thing. You seem quick to jum on liberals. Look, I ask black people, if for some reason it comes up in conversation if they prefer black or African American. I am asking what they prefer while talking to them, even though I guess the PC thing right now is African American. That is how I perceived the OP’s question, she wants to know how the individuals from the other countries feel about it, if we are being insensitive possibly.