When we come to see the underbelly of a place, temptation to flee can come, too: to get down the mountain as fast as 18 wheels can carry us. There's a part of me that wants to cut and run from Monteagle, from Tennessee, from the South. Plenty of folks seem to be feeling that urge about America, period. Though, lord, it can hurt to hear of eager decampments abroad when so many are desperate to stay here. To roll on may indeed be the right choice …
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