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redditusername374 Apr 2, 2026 +486

She is one good egg.

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Beard_o_Bees Apr 2, 2026 +78

I wish all Christians 'walked the walk' like Dolly.

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bship Apr 2, 2026 +15

I wish f****** 10% even came close.

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ThroatOne5167 Apr 2, 2026 +8

This!

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Big_Gassy_Possum Apr 2, 2026 +56

Definitely on the Mount Rushmore of wholesome. No doubt.

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Subject_Customer3254 Apr 2, 2026 +12

We should put her on the actual Mount Rushmore.

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ursamajr Apr 3, 2026 +2

Dolly and Mr. Rogers.

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Outrageous-Swimmer65 Apr 2, 2026 +13

The best!! ❤️

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yuhuh- Apr 2, 2026 +10

We love you Dolly!

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Larkson9999 Apr 2, 2026 +641

This is what a single millionaire can do and still live a comfortable life. Billionaires have absolutely no excuse and should be taxed out of existence.

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MaeBelleLien Apr 2, 2026 +288

I can't wrap my head around the idea of having money like that and *not* using it for good.

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Crunchberry24 Apr 2, 2026 +196

Because you’re not a sociopath, and that’s practically a prerequisite to reaching the Epstein billionaire class or staying in it if you’re a nepo baby.

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MaeBelleLien Apr 2, 2026 +50

Sociopathy is the only answer that makes sense.

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mammalmaker Apr 2, 2026 +4

Look up the dark triad.

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ScandalOZ Apr 2, 2026 +6

I say psychopath. Potay-to. Potah-to.

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Celebrindae Apr 2, 2026 +26

I was a bookworm as a kid and still enjoy reading, and if I had that kind of money, I would be using to to fund, open, and renovate SO MANY LIBRARIES.

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elebrin Apr 2, 2026 +12

I don't know what I would do. I would start by researching the best way to reach as many kids as possible and help fund teaching the arts. I... am very dismayed by lack of arts education among today's youth. I have nephews and cousins who can't draw, sing, dance, play instruments, write creatively. They don't know any music or art history. They don't even know very much about current popular books, movies, and music so they have no artistic connection to their own generation. Artistic outlet is a core means of human expression, and it seems like we are intentionally trying to deny that to a large segment of humanity.

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perpetualmotionmachi Apr 2, 2026 +6

Become the next Andrew Carnegie!

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Beard_o_Bees Apr 2, 2026 +2

I would try to fund solutions to the substance abuse issues that are tearing our communities apart.

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Jukka_Sarasti Apr 2, 2026 +23

> I can't wrap my head around the idea of having money like that and not using it for good. Meanwhile, billionaire ghoul, dork-triad adjacent, digital peeping-Tom, Peter Theil is actively convincing billionaires to [abandon](https://fortune.com/2026/03/16/peter-thiel-giving-pledge-billionaire-philanthropy-backlash/) their pledges to donate their fortunes. The absolute worst humans have all the power

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A_Refill_of_Mr_Pibb Apr 2, 2026 +7

It's a hoarding illness. Also power hunger. It's not the number of dollars, it's that it can buy people and influence and governance, not just things.

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Beard_o_Bees Apr 2, 2026 +7

> the idea of having money like that and not using it for good You've also likely lived 'among the poor'. You probably know what it's like to worry about providing basic needs for you and/or your family. Many of these assholes, as much as they like to portray themselves as being 'self-made', come from generational wealth - and if not that then at the very least have never lived life without a saftey net. It's more common to see people, like Dolly, who've lived at least a part of their lives as a regular person be genuinely involved in meaningful philanthropy - often to benefit the same communities they grew up in. I wish there were more like her.

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CaptainLawyerDude Apr 2, 2026 +11

Dolly grew up dirt floor poor if I remember correctly. She, more than many, likely knows how difficult life without money can be.

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AnarchyOnTheShortBus Apr 2, 2026 +5

I'm reading one of her biographies now, poor is an understatement. We're talking 8 kids and counting in a 2 bedroom shack.

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dust4ngel Apr 2, 2026 +3

normally, you get huge amounts of money by stealing the value created by workers at an industrial scale, meaning you had to be a sociopath in order to get rich, which also means you have absolutely no interest in helping children you don't know. obviously, dolly parton did not get her money this way.

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nooby_goober Apr 2, 2026 +2

They are using it for good! Good for the shareholders.

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Drink-my-koolaid Apr 2, 2026 +1

["Oh, oh, I meant I would do that *first*, and *then* get a big, shiny, silver car!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIYb_NH3rrQ) :D

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forrealthoughcomix_ Apr 3, 2026 +1

That’s why you don’t have that much money. And I mean that as a massive compliment.

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LittleSodaPop13 Apr 3, 2026 +1

For real, if I became rich, I would go onto GoFund me and donate to as many as I could

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outawork Apr 2, 2026 -10

Even when they DO use it for good, y'all call them Nazis anyways.

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CrimsonPromise Apr 3, 2026 +1

Or having that much money and just peacing out of society. Just you, your family, a homestead in the middle of the countryside. Growing your own vegetables, raising your own livestock, hunting, fishing and foraging on your own land. No meddling with politics, no buying of private jets and super yachts to destroy the earth, no manipulating of stock markets so that 5000 people lose their jobs but your net worth increases by 0.1%.

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mammalmaker Apr 2, 2026 +17

If you spent $250,000 dollars per day and didn't earn any interest or other income from it, it would take you 9,337 years* to spend the amount of wealth Elon Musk has. This shouldn't be allowed to happen. Socially or legally. Edit: 3,408,005 days of spending $250,000/ day to reach $852 billion.

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dust4ngel Apr 2, 2026 +4

> This shouldn't be allowed to happen can't believe you are against trillionaires buying democracy. do you hate free speech? /s

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scobey Apr 2, 2026 +2

That's not true. It's closer to 9337 years than days. Realistically probably 2-3 thousand years.

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mammalmaker Apr 2, 2026 +1

Whoops that's what I meant. That's the math though, not 2000-3,000 years.

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scobey Apr 2, 2026

Pretty abhorrent hey

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OrthogonalThoughts Apr 2, 2026 +6

She probably would be a billionaire if she didn't do so much good for people instead. She's the example they should all aspire to. Like I never understood things like Elon wanting people to love him so he does twitter trolling and shit when he could have like, just replaced the bad water pipes in Detroit or something instead and would have been loved by everyone for so long. He could have just hired a bunch of local workers, brought in equipment and supplies, start doing the work, and pay whatever daily fines that'd come up for "illegal civic work" or whatever and still been a billionaire and also insanely popular. But no, he decided to go down a K-hole and make nazi salutes instead. F***.

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FearlessVegetable30 Apr 2, 2026 +2

yeah but think rationally please. one day I could be a billionaire. i dont want to vote for taxes on myself!!!

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Staalone Apr 3, 2026 +1

I would say what billionaires deserve but listnook gave me a warning yesterday for daring to mention a certain green italian plumber

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Dreamio Apr 2, 2026 -2

I mean TBF they make donations all the time to places in exchange for having the place be named after them... I doubt they do many donations without recognition but thats not what's happening here

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sam_hammich Apr 2, 2026 +6

Sure, but we could use more "transformational" donations to essential medical institutions instead of things like already-billion-dollar universities and stadiums.

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cosmograph Apr 2, 2026 -3

Yeah as someone who grew up near the Zuckerberg-Chan General Hospital, I’m not sure what these people are talking about I do agree that tech billionaires should do more, and Dolly Parton is inherently a more likeable figure (especially since she didn’t make her money from destabilizing society), but they are clearly engaging in philanthropy at at least the same monetary level

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redsolitary Apr 2, 2026 +97

I swear this woman shows up in the news like once a month, doing something lovely and kind

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ExpressAd5169 Apr 2, 2026 +35

She is an American Treasure

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edwardmsk Apr 2, 2026 +104

THIS is the right way to get your name on a building. PS - Was always a fan of Dolly Parton ever since I found out about her Imagination Library. Great mission.

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shmargus Apr 2, 2026 +49

The thing you may not know about those books is that not only are they free, but they are also really *good*. The books you get at any given time are well matched to the kids developmental phase, they're always really popular with the kiddos, and they're not all just 40 year old classics. Hands down better books than we can find at our local library. She must pay her staff well because it's a premium product.

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Ohnah-bro Apr 2, 2026 +20

Even those crazy gilded age tycoons who they literally designed the monopoly guy after, (think Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie) built useful stuff that benefited society. There are all sorts of schools, parks, libraries, bridges, public buildings named after them because even though they were ruthless and responsible for a lot of suffering, there was a better understanding of the responsibility that rich people had towards society. I’m not saying they were doing it out of the goodness of their hearts either. They knew that this was the way to make their legacy last. They benefited, millions of Americans benefited. Now rich people are basically like the dragon in the hobbit movie. They take shit that isn’t theirs, pretend they earned it, sleep on it so it can’t benefit anyone else, and everyone else has to live in fear of the few times a year they come out and act dangerously and erratically with complete and utter disregard for anyone else.

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work4work4work4work4 Apr 2, 2026 +3

> There are all sorts of schools, parks, libraries, bridges, public buildings named after them because even though they were ruthless and responsible for a lot of suffering, there was a better understanding of the responsibility that rich people had towards society. There was also just more straight up legitimate fear of what under classes could do to them. You don't see the near total destruction of the various socialist, farm labor, and other movements until around WW1 with the Palmer Raids and lots of questionable political acts still on the books today to threaten and quell dissent by imprisonment if deemed necessary. You can basically draw a line between these erosions, the subsequent erosion of workers unions at large, the increasing undermining and infiltration of unions themselves by outside power brokers like political machines and organized crime as they struggle to replace the level of solidarity and collective action they had prior. People laugh and poke fun at the eat the rich memeification, but the underlying idea of preferring love to fear, but clearly needing to create one or the other in the rich to avoid escalating cycles of abuse seems abundantly clear with the level of demonstrable historical relationship over a long time line. Even Dolly being one of the greatest people while being a millionaire and a shrewd businesswoman to boot makes tons of sense when you look back at the anti-corporate, pro-community kind of redneck Appalachian values that existed much more broadly before the area was hollowed out by political and corporate cooperation, and that she's always done her best to represent.

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centaurquestions Apr 2, 2026 +2

Carnegie's labor practices were garbage, but at least we got some goddamn libraries out of it.

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ballerina22 Apr 2, 2026 +1

I think there are still something like 900 Carnegie public libraries open in the US. It's a significant number.

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the_sky_is_fallin Apr 2, 2026 +4

My kid looks forward to books every month from Aunt Dolly. My nephews in Indiana used to get her books, but their governor decided he wasn’t going to fund the states portion of the venture, and instead is implementing (or so he says) a new program with religious based books. My SIL was so upset because they are too young to understand why Aunt Dolly sends us books and not them.

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2th Apr 2, 2026 +3

And don't forget that you can do tate to the Imagination Library by simply getting a license plate. I pay an extra like $20 a year just to have my Dolly Parton plate.

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Informalwizards Apr 2, 2026 +2

Don't personally care for her music, just not my thing. But she always seemed like a genuinely good person.

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Introverted_Extrovrt Apr 3, 2026 +1

310+ million books. Unreal.

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Khaeos Apr 2, 2026 +23

It's great to have stories like this, both to serve as an example for the future and to be able to uplift the people who deserve it while they're still with us. It's good for us as individuals to celebrate the good in other people.

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AwakePoeticDragon Apr 2, 2026 +23

Of course she does. She's a f****** queen.

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Introverted_Extrovrt Apr 3, 2026 +1

Kathleen Madigan, my favorite comic, would agree with you

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CaptWoodrowCall Apr 2, 2026 +17

She is unapologetically Christian, but doesn’t seem evangelical. Using your wealth and power to help others and to make the world a better place is far more Christian than beating people over the head with a Bible.

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dust4ngel Apr 2, 2026 +2

> She is unapologetically Christian to clarify, "christian" in this context means "thinks we shouldn't imprison jesus and laugh at everything he's ever said", which is what that word normally means in the US

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Strontiumdogs1 Apr 2, 2026 +13

Tell trump...that's how you should get your name on a building. Not by presidential order.

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PutJewinsideME Apr 2, 2026 +12

More Dollys and less Peter Thiel

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summermadnes Apr 2, 2026 +9

Dolly is a national treasure, a true hero.

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nerdsports Apr 2, 2026 +22

We don’t deserve Dolly

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mootallica Apr 2, 2026 +11

We don't, but only in the sense that it shouldn't come down to the few Dollys of the world to help us out. We deserve a world where Dollys aren't necessary.

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lu5ty Apr 2, 2026 +2

Neither does Tennessee. She should've donated this elsewhere to make a statement , but i get shes not that person

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Dano1988 Apr 2, 2026 +4

Fuckin love Dolly Parton.

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Dyslexic_Devil Apr 2, 2026 +10

She should have run for president...

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AlamutJones Apr 2, 2026 +34

She’d be hamstrung by the political considerations. All the good she wants to do is better served by letting her be exactly what she is

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juicebox03 Apr 2, 2026 +48

America hates women.

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Senbonbanana Apr 2, 2026 +9

Dolly Parton is the only woman that could win the state of Tennessee in an election, even running as a Democrat. She is beloved in TN, enough she could overcome the partisan divide, in at least her home state. No promises outside TN.

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Turakamu Apr 2, 2026 +4

West Tennessean here, in a heartbeat.

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lostatsea_again Apr 2, 2026 +19

Truly amazed that people don’t get this. Conservative Christianity (any religion besides, maybe, Hindus) would keep women from acquiring any true power. I want a female president in the US as much as anyone else but if the dems run a lady in the next election then they’re taking a massive risk, because of the engrained and subconscious hate that exists. They’re 0/2 up against the orange moron. They best choose very wisely next time, if there is a next time. I do wish that Dolly had been Pres, though.

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ExpressAd5169 Apr 2, 2026 +7

Look what the repubs are trying to do…. The Save will disproportionately affect women voters… They prefer only white males vote

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Novel-Reaction2939 Apr 2, 2026 -2

LOL. Good thing you don't know what's happening in India. You may want to amend that statement.

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Gekokapowco Apr 2, 2026 +3

get a load of this guy who doesn't even know what's happening in Norway 😏 I bet you don't even know what's happening in Tanzania lol

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lostatsea_again Apr 2, 2026 +2

Welllll ! Ahhktually …… 🤓

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Novel-Reaction2939 Apr 2, 2026

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lostatsea_again Apr 2, 2026 +1

lol. I almost used the clown emoji. And then settled for this one. But they both apply.

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Novel-Reaction2939 Apr 2, 2026 +1

https://preview.redd.it/l3bxf4ha4tsg1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=3f95b4af0e21bfd0b04da53657096a376725fea7 [Hindu Nationalists Attack Christmas Celebrations Across India - International Christian Concern](https://persecution.org/2025/12/29/hindu-nationalists-attack-christmas-celebrations-across-india/)

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lostatsea_again Apr 2, 2026 +1

Thank you. I’m aware of what fundamentalist, religious folk get up to. Just saying that voters have voted in female, Hindu, prime ministers in more than one country in the past. As have Christians; just not in one country where they really, really should have.

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Novel-Reaction2939 Apr 2, 2026

[Indian Christians targeted by Hindu vigilantes in wave of violence - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/31/india-chhattisgarh-christians-violence-attacks/)

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Novel-Reaction2939 Apr 2, 2026

[How Hindu nationalists hunt down Christians for forced conversions in India | DW News](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGQkAv8tVi0)

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Novel-Reaction2939 Apr 2, 2026

lol. I never mentioned Norway nor did I mention Tanzania. I am not very familiar with Tanzania and their current issues and or problems. I do know that Norway solved the issue of homelessness to a very large degree. You may want to address the poster who claimed that Hinduism seems to be the only decent religion. Clearly, he doesn't know how the BJP has radicalized the faithful in India. Any who weird way to deflect, i guess??

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lostatsea_again Apr 2, 2026 +1

You might want to use something called comprehension. I never said that Hinduism was a “decent religion”. I said that they would have less of an issue electing a female head of government. Keep up.

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Siliņa](https://www.google.com/search?q=Evika+Sili%C5%86a&sca_esv=80e2d234b7bb7b01&source=hp&ei=ap_OaZ7BJPmz5NoP0oXWsQM&iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAac6teqcDc5huVXxiwGzF2opccuGluK3E&oq=femaile+presidents+and+&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhdmZW1haWxlIHByZXNpZGVudHMgYW5kICoCCAAyBxAAGIAEGA0yBxAAGIAEGA0yBhAAGA0YHjIGEAAYDRgeMgYQABgNGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeSO9_UOEZWJ1VcAV4AJABAJgB-wGgAZkbqgEGNy4xOS4xuAEByAEA-AEBmAIgoAKxHKgCCsICChAAGAMY6gIYjwHCAgoQLhgDGOoCGI8BwgILEC4YgAQYkQIYigXCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgILEC4YgAQYsQMYgwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIOEAAYgAQYsQMYgwEYigXCAgUQLhiABMICERAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGIMBGMcBwgIIEAAYgAQYsQPCAgoQLhiABBhDGIoFwgIIEC4YgAQYsQPCAgUQABiABMICFhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGEMYgwEYxwEYigXCAgoQABiABBhDGIoFwgINEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiKBcICDRAuGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAgcQABiABBgKwgIMEAAYgAQYsQMYChgLwgIMEC4YgAQYsQMYChgLwgIQEAAYgAQYsQMYgwEYigUYCsICCRAAGIAEGAoYC8ICBhAAGAMYCsICBxAuGIAEGA2YAwXxBca9t4o_4oZ5kgcHMTIuMTguMqAHy4gCsgcGNy4xOC4yuAeYHMIHBjAuOC4yNMgHZ4AIAA&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=2ahUKEwiLzoiJ0c-TAxWSKFkFHZ8gPOgQgK4QegYIAQgBEAo) (Prime Minister) **Namibia:** [Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah](https://www.google.com/search?q=Netumbo+Nandi-Ndaitwah&sca_esv=80e2d234b7bb7b01&source=hp&ei=ap_OaZ7BJPmz5NoP0oXWsQM&iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAac6teqcDc5huVXxiwGzF2opccuGluK3E&oq=femaile+presidents+and+&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhdmZW1haWxlIHByZXNpZGVudHMgYW5kICoCCAAyBxAAGIAEGA0yBxAAGIAEGA0yBhAAGA0YHjIGEAAYDRgeMgYQABgNGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeSO9_UOEZWJ1VcAV4AJABAJgB-wGgAZkbqgEGNy4xOS4xuAEByAEA-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_4oZ5kgcHMTIuMTguMqAHy4gCsgcGNy4xOC4yuAeYHMIHBjAuOC4yNMgHZ4AIAA&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=2ahUKEwiLzoiJ0c-TAxWSKFkFHZ8gPOgQgK4QegYIAQgBEAw) (President) **Bosnia and Herzegovina:** [Borjana Krišto](https://www.google.com/search?q=Borjana+Kri%C5%A1to&sca_esv=80e2d234b7bb7b01&source=hp&ei=ap_OaZ7BJPmz5NoP0oXWsQM&iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAac6teqcDc5huVXxiwGzF2opccuGluK3E&oq=femaile+presidents+and+&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhdmZW1haWxlIHByZXNpZGVudHMgYW5kICoCCAAyBxAAGIAEGA0yBxAAGIAEGA0yBhAAGA0YHjIGEAAYDRgeMgYQABgNGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeSO9_UOEZWJ1VcAV4AJABAJgB-wGgAZkbqgEGNy4xOS4xuAEByAEA-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_4oZ5kgcHMTIuMTguMqAHy4gCsgcGNy4xOC4yuAeYHMIHBjAuOC4yNMgHZ4AIAA&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=2ahUKEwiLzoiJ0c-TAxWSKFkFHZ8gPOgQgK4QegYIAQgBEA4) (Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers) **Trinidad and Tobago:** [Christine Kangaloo](https://www.google.com/search?q=Christine+Kangaloo&sca_esv=80e2d234b7bb7b01&source=hp&ei=ap_OaZ7BJPmz5NoP0oXWsQM&iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAac6teqcDc5huVXxiwGzF2opccuGluK3E&oq=femaile+presidents+and+&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhdmZW1haWxlIHByZXNpZGVudHMgYW5kICoCCAAyBxAAGIAEGA0yBxAAGIAEGA0yBhAAGA0YHjIGEAAYDRgeMgYQABgNGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeSO9_UOEZWJ1VcAV4AJABAJgB-wGgAZkbqgEGNy4xOS4xuAEByAEA-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_4oZ5kgcHMTIuMTguMqAHy4gCsgcGNy4xOC4yuAeYHMIHBjAuOC4yNMgHZ4AIAA&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=2ahUKEwiLzoiJ0c-TAxWSKFkFHZ8gPOgQgK4QegYIAQgBEBA) (President)

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lostatsea_again Apr 2, 2026 +1

You’re making my point for me. Also, Christine Kangaloo is the head of state and is not elected. What you should have attached is Kamala Persaud-Bissesar, two time P.M. of Trinidad and Tobago, a Hindu who was elected by her constituents and is the head of her political party. President Kangaloo was appointed to her position; not elected.

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Gekokapowco Apr 2, 2026 +1

>Any who weird way to deflect, i guess?? I was making fun of your deflection from the top comment's point, sarcastically. I just said two random countries.

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EvilCaveBoy Apr 2, 2026 +3

God bless this woman

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ElBrooce Apr 2, 2026 +3

Dolly >>>>>>> everyone ❤️

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PervlovianResponse Apr 2, 2026 +2

Why aren't more following her path to national treasure status? She's giving her way into the country's heart & soul and we love her for it

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CaptWoodrowCall Apr 2, 2026 +5

There’s just something about being obscenely rich and powerful that turns most people into selfish evil ghouls. I’m not particularly religious anymore, but the Bible was right about the love of money (aka greed) being the root of all evil.

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TheLastMongo Apr 2, 2026 +2

I remember reading about the hospital remaining, but don’t think I’d heard about a donation. It was clearly enough to just alter the lives of so many kids. She’s something special.

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PolyChune Apr 2, 2026 +2

If only the rest of the rich could have this mentality. Dolly who started from nothing truly knows what an impact this will make

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DaSeraph Apr 2, 2026 +2

Money can buy happiness, you just have to give it away. -Pitbull

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PM_ME_SCALIE_ART Apr 2, 2026 +2

She is actually the saving grace of East Tennessee. As an East Tennessean, I would not be surprised to hear that she is secretly Christ because she is right up there with Mr. Rogers in terms of absolute good for the world they've brought to people.

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duck7001 Apr 2, 2026 +2

My 3 year old loves Dolly Parton because of the Imagination Library. Whenever he gets a new book, its his favorite for at least a few weeks. His birthday is coming up, and he is excited to get a “happy birthday little one” video from Dolly, just like he got last year. Dolly is a national treasure.

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GlitteringCraft8000 Apr 3, 2026 +1

My girls also love her and their awesome new books each month. Such a wonderful thing.

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macskiska5 Apr 2, 2026 +2

She is a national treasure

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MileenasFeet Apr 2, 2026 +2

Dolly does more for people than our politicians do.

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DamnOdd Apr 2, 2026 +2

I think she's planning and preparing, she's gonna give it all away before she leaves us.

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Turbulent_Bat_2900 Apr 2, 2026 +2

She’s a national treasure

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Zestyclose_Minute_69 Apr 2, 2026 +2

Dolly for President!! She is amazing.

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shortdude80 Apr 2, 2026 +2

What a classy person. We need more people like her.

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No-Appeal6414 Apr 2, 2026 +2

I f****** love that woman

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MonsieurReynard Apr 2, 2026 +2

A great American

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Nora19 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Because she is a good human doing what good humans do.

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sallad2009 Apr 2, 2026 +1

❤️

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Mamrocha Apr 2, 2026 +1

Doing more for Tennessee than any politician. Sad times but we re lucky to have people like her.

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fetchtbh Apr 2, 2026 +1

awww i used to see a couple specialists at this hospital. i love Dolly, she’s the queen of tennessee

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forkandspoon2011 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Imagine a world where Dolly Parton was our president instead of Donald Trump…

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LT_DANS_ICECREAM Apr 2, 2026 +1

This woman is a literal saint. I would love to meet her one day, I bet she gives the best hugs.

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brisance2113 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Rich people please take note! You will either be celebrated, forgotten, or ridiculed as long as the human race manages to exist. The extent to which that actually happens is all about our generosity with what we have available. Leave your mark on the world in the best way you can. Thus people will remember you.

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zoolabula Apr 2, 2026 +1

A true national treasure!!

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coffeenapssavelives Apr 2, 2026 +1

I love this lady. She is one class act.

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Phewelish Apr 2, 2026 +1

cynicism comes naturally to me sadly and it has me thinking..... "how much you wanna bet they still charging out the ass for most every patient there" Don't hospitals generally overcharge for health care? just kinda seems like ti would work out better to give the money directly to the families who need medical care than it is tog ive to medical care to decide which families should get it.

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sexmath Apr 2, 2026 +1

Why would a private institution need donations, unless it isn't a private institution?

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QnickQnick Apr 2, 2026 +1

Anyone want to guess what the visiting hours are? 9-5

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Funnelcakeads Apr 2, 2026 +1

I imagine now with her endorsement of this charity. Many many people will look at this as a safe charity to give money to.

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Joshhwwaaaaaa Apr 2, 2026 +1

Tennessee doesn’t deserve her kindness

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Independent-Score-22 Apr 2, 2026 +1

The only ethical billionaire

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No_Sand_9290 Apr 2, 2026 +1

I’m not a fan of Dolly’s type of music. But I have mad love and respect for her as a person.

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NewEnglandRoastBeef Apr 3, 2026 +1

I can imagine she tried to do this donation quietly. Now that it's public knowledge, her response would be something to the effect of "awww shucks, I was just doing something nice! No need to mention it!". She casually brushes off incredible acts of generosity and kindness as if she had just held a door open for someone.

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LittleSodaPop13 Apr 3, 2026 +1

And this is why people still love her. Dolly has always used her money for the greater good and she still does.

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FoofieLeGoogoo Apr 3, 2026 +1

She’s a GD national treasure.

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GlitteringCraft8000 Apr 3, 2026 +1

Beautiful person inside and out. My daughters have stacked libraries because of her kindness.

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Summer20232023 Apr 3, 2026 +1

She really is the real deal. Love her.

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Mokmo Apr 3, 2026 +1

Wasn't there, at some point, an effort to put a statue of her in the Tennessee capitol ? She said no.

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governmentthief Apr 3, 2026 +1

When I was a little tyke, there was a joke that I enjoyed: How do you catch Dolly Parton? With a booby trap.

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ExpressAd5169 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Tennessee doesn’t deserve her😞

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pandathrowaway Apr 2, 2026 +3

Dolly would kick your ass for saying that.

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section111 Apr 2, 2026 -6

>And her fans will congratulate her for being so kind for donating pennies on the dollar while she breaks bread with right-wing trash. She isn't a good person. She's playing the role of a good person. >virtue signalling >Can't wait to see how this makes her a saint girlboss wow look at the billionaire actually do something worthwhile >real talk I do not like this b**** or her vapid music or her lack of activism and this does not cut it for me. Very interesting to see how these comments differ from the other post about a blonde woman donating to charity

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zapdoszaperson Apr 2, 2026 +16

Let's just ignore that Dolly has been runninga charity foundation for almost 40 years, has donated hundreds of millions of books to children, has scholarships, 100% tuition programs for employees, and regularly chips into any natural disasters that effects Tennessee

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section111 Apr 2, 2026 -7

Did what I said give you the impression that any of that should be ignored?

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zapdoszaperson Apr 2, 2026 +3

Nah but that comment section sure is ignoring it.

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