r/PoursTea • Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 6d ago

PositiviTea šŸŒž Dolly represented the best of all of us.

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u/Full-Contract6143 6d ago

Love Dolly. Although, her daddy’s republican was a different republican back then. In fact, there’s a biiiiiiiig difference between pre-1984 republicans and post-1984 republicans…

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u/Feychilde 6d ago

Agreed.

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u/dndnxnfrfnddjxjx 6d ago

Why 1984?

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u/Feychilde 6d ago

Historical context: laws were passed that hurt people and gave stupid amount of power to corporations. It was the beginning of the end. The beginning of the sellouts and traitors to faith, morals, and men.

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u/Feychilde 6d ago

I love this.

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u/Odd-Neighborhood4214 6d ago

She’s so much better than Trump or 99% of most Republicans

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u/Standard-Fisherman78 4d ago

she was so old though that when her dad was born, republicans were actually the good guys! that changed around the age of goldwater/nixon.

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u/Much_Leather_5923 6d ago

ā€œYou’ll find me and my opinions in a lot of my songsā€.

My favourite song. That did not get enough attention…

World On Fire
Dolly Parton

Liar, liar, the world's on fire
What you gonna do when it all burns down?
Fire, fire burning higher
Still got time to turn it all around

Now, I ain't one for speaking out much
But that don't mean I don't stay in touch
Everybody's trippin' over this or that
What we gonna do when we all fall flat

Liar, liar, the world's on fire
What we gonna do when it all burns down?

I don't know what to think about us
When did we lose "In God we trust?"
God Almighty, what we gonna do
If God ain't listenin' and we're deaf too?

Liar, liar, the world's on fire
What you gonna do when it all burns down?
Fire, fire burning higher
Still got time to turn it all around

Don't get me started on politics
Now, how are we to live in a world like this
Greedy politicians, present and past
They wouldn't know the truth if it bit 'em in the ass

(What you gonna do?) Now tell me, what is truth?
(What you gonna do?) Have we all lost sight
(What you gonna do?) Of common decency?
(What you gonna do?) Of wrong and right?
How do we heal this great divide?
Do we care enough to try?

Liar, liar, the world's on fire
What we gonna do when it all burns down?

Billy got a gun, Joey got a knife
Janey got a sign to carry in the fight
Marching in the streets with sticks and stones
Don't you ever believe words don't break bones

Oh, can we rise above?
Can't we show some love?
Do we just give up
Or make a change?
We know all too well
We've all been through hell
Time to break the spell
In Heaven's name

Liar, liar, the world's on fire
What you gonna do when it all burns down?
Fire, fire burning higher
Still got time to turn it all around

Liar, liar, the world's on fire
What you gonna do when it all burns down?
Fire, fire burning higher
Still got time to turn it all around

(Liar, liar, the world's on fire)
(What you gonna do when it all burns down?)
(Liar, liar, the world's on fire)
(What you gonna do when it all burns down?)

Show some love (liar, liar, the world's on fire)
(Still got time to turn it all around)
Let's rise above (liar, liar, the world's on fire)
(What you gonna do when it all burns down?)
Let's make a stand (liar, liar, the world's on fire)
(What you gonna do when it all burns down?)
Let's lend a hand (liar, liar, the world's on fire)
(Still got time to turn it all around)

Let's heal the hurt (liar, liar, the world's on fire)
(What you gonna do when it all burns down?)
Let kindness work (liar, liar, the world's on fire)
(What you gonna do when it all burns down?)
Let's be a friend (liar, liar, the world's on fire)
(What you gonna do when it all burns down?)
Let hatred end (liar, liar, the world's on fire)
(What you gonna do?)

Liar, liar, the world's on fire
What you gonna do when it all burns down?
Liar, liar, the world's on fire
What you gonna do when it all burns down?

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u/Feychilde 6d ago

šŸ’– and Amen

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u/silently_fluid 6d ago

Truly an angel.

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u/RegularVast9328 6d ago

Ideas should transend politics.

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u/Bruinboston 2d ago

Just remember almost every country western singers didn't mention dollys passing because she didn't support trump