Somewheres and Anywheres

Bo Winegard et al.:

"One of the most potent divisions in American politics is between what David Goodhart (2017) calls “somewheres” and “anywheres,” that is, between people who are attached to a local community, relatively uneducated, possess a few skills, and who adhere to traditional cultural customs (somewheres) and people who are cosmopolitan, educated, highly skilled, and who are open to new customs, norms, and cultures (anywhere)."

"So, those who are educated, open-minded, capable of thriving in many environments and cities push a narrative that suggests that cosmopolitanism is morally righteous, that attachments to small communities and fear of cultural change are backward, bigoted, and ruinous to the future of the United States. Similarly, those who are attached to local communities push a narrative that suggest that cosmopolitanism is a failed project of failed elites, that it is bad for American communities, that is injures coalitional cohesiveness, and that it will ultimately lead to the demise of the United States (Goodhart 2017; Inglehart and Norris 2017; Judis 2016)."