You know, what got to me the most was the "people like you" part, probably because it's been said to me and in every context it merited a "people like me? WTF is that supposed to mean?" On one occasion someone (older, white, male) commented on a link I posted to Al Jazeera English and accused me of being a terrorist (because news from any source outside of America must be terrorist news!) and said that the US government should protect its citizens (never mind that I am one of those citizens) from "people like me."

And in the context of this article, while it's much more subtle, the implication is obviously "I might not be there but AT LEAST there are people like you! That's the second best thing!"