As the world has grown more connected through globalization and technology, not all parts of America have moved forward at the same pace. But do these places have to continue to sink into oblivion? What can be done to revive a sense of belonging and home in our particular corners of the world?
On “Zero Hour,” Chris Arnade, photographer and writer, sat down with James Poulos to discuss “forgotten America” and the importance of culture.
Chris Arnade spent years photographing “forgotten America,” by which he means states in the Rust Belt and other areas of the country that have suffered from the trend of offshoring and global trade agreements:
“If you go into a failing town in West Virginia or Ohio, they would point to the factory that’s gone because of NAFTA. The answer that someone like me would give — ’Well, just move’ — do you realize how insulting that is to tell somebody? That’s the source of so much of their meaning. It’s where they come from.”
On this last point, Arnade said, “I intentionally say that we are culturally groomed. Where you grow up matters. It teaches you, essentially, your concept of who you are and how you see the world. It’s not normal for most people to just hop around the world.” […]
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