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hurple

(1,359 posts)
Sun Jun 4, 2023, 01:35 AM Jun 2023

Right Flight: Williamson County (Tennessee) Is a Hotbed of Far-Right Political Power

Davidson County’s neighbor to the south is one of the wealthiest counties in the nation — and rife with extremist ideology

Williamson County is the wealthiest county in Tennessee, and among the wealthiest in the nation. It’s home to celebrities, multimillion-dollar corporate headquarters and megachurches — as well as some of the most powerful and influential Republican politicians in the state, who are guiding Tennessee further into a right-wing reality. Among their ranks are Gov. Bill Lee, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and state Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, who have worked to shape the state in the name of “conservative family values.”

https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/right-flight-williamson-county-is-a-hotbed-of-far-right-political-power/article_d566a1a8-ff17-11ed-b9a8-9f954b9f2d01.html

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Right Flight: Williamson County (Tennessee) Is a Hotbed of Far-Right Political Power (Original Post) hurple Jun 2023 OP
They have no idea Timewas Jun 2023 #1
I once had a job interview in Williamson County EYESORE 9001 Jun 2023 #2

Timewas

(2,739 posts)
1. They have no idea
Sun Jun 4, 2023, 01:59 AM
Jun 2023

What the words "Family Values" actually mean in real life outside their tiny worlds.

EYESORE 9001

(29,732 posts)
2. I once had a job interview in Williamson County
Sun Jun 4, 2023, 05:38 AM
Jun 2023

I pretty much knew going in that I wouldn’t take the job if offered, primarily because of the RW stuff just mentioned.

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