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The Internet Is Finally Asking the Important Questions

The debate? Is Tennessee - my beloved home state - part of the South? I did not get sucked in. Except, I kinda did. You see, the original poster wasn’t particularly intelligent or articulate, but darted around the edges of a fairly interesting idea.

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While the debate is silly (yes, of course, Tennessee is part of the South), it does open pathways to an interesting conversation about the nature of Tennessee....

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