It should be noted that the excerpt that emphasizes the way that Americans felt abandoned was "Say, don't you remember, they called me Al— It was Al all the time. Why don't you remember, I'm your pal— Buddy, can you spare a dime?"
It should be noted that forgetting someone from the past is completely forgetting what has been.
In this case, the excerpt uses the metaphor of having a friend from the past that a person forgot already because the person has seen better opportunities.
Much the same as how the elite and the government treat the masses.
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