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Editorial
September 2, 1948
Marion Progress
Marion, Mcdowell County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial discusses how residents of McDowell County and Americans have shifted from local isolation to greater awareness of global events due to economic impacts, rapid transportation, and news media, though national actions remain locally oriented, with emerging signs of broader understanding.
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WE ARE PART OF THE WORLD
There was a time when the people of McDowell county were not much interested in what happened outside of the United States and, if you go back some years, there was a time when nothing much mattered except what happened within gun-shot range of their homes.
Times have changed and with them the outlook of our people. We are no longer insensible to what happens in the world because the economic consequences are felt in the sale of our products and the state of our business.
The development of rapid transportation by the automobile and airplanes has done much to widen our outlooks. The dissemination of news, through the newspapers and the radio, has heightened our interests. Today, as never before, there are well-informed people in every hamlet and crossroads in the United States.
This does not mean that, as a people, we have what one might call an intelligent, world viewpoint. Our thinking, as expressed in national action, often continues to be local. There is a vast number of people who believe that the United States is not yet a part of the big world in which so many peoples live. Yet, there are signs that a new understanding is manifest.
There was a time when the people of McDowell county were not much interested in what happened outside of the United States and, if you go back some years, there was a time when nothing much mattered except what happened within gun-shot range of their homes.
Times have changed and with them the outlook of our people. We are no longer insensible to what happens in the world because the economic consequences are felt in the sale of our products and the state of our business.
The development of rapid transportation by the automobile and airplanes has done much to widen our outlooks. The dissemination of news, through the newspapers and the radio, has heightened our interests. Today, as never before, there are well-informed people in every hamlet and crossroads in the United States.
This does not mean that, as a people, we have what one might call an intelligent, world viewpoint. Our thinking, as expressed in national action, often continues to be local. There is a vast number of people who believe that the United States is not yet a part of the big world in which so many peoples live. Yet, there are signs that a new understanding is manifest.
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Global Awareness
Economic Consequences
Rapid Transportation
News Dissemination
Local Viewpoint
World Understanding
What entities or persons were involved?
People Of Mcdowell County
United States
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
America's Evolving Global Awareness
Stance / Tone
Optimistic About Increasing World Outlook Despite Persistent Localism
Key Figures
People Of Mcdowell County
United States
Key Arguments
Past Isolation Limited Interest To Local And National Events
Modern Changes Make People Sensitive To Global Economic Impacts On Local Business
Rapid Transportation Via Automobiles And Airplanes Widens Perspectives
News Through Newspapers And Radio Heightens Global Interests
Informed People Now Exist In Every Small Community
National Actions Still Reflect Local Thinking
Many View Us As Separate From The World
Signs Of Emerging New Global Understanding