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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNot a cult. AT ALL.
This from a local obituary. Left out the personal details but it's easy enough to find it.

NOPE. It's NOT a cult. AT ALL.
Blue Owl
(59,619 posts)Grins
(9,520 posts)Blue Owl
(59,619 posts)hlthe2b
(114,675 posts)final "piss off" to the world?
I could totally see a progressive doing a final wish for an opposite. there are many worse examples of cult hood
FakeNoose
(42,406 posts)No surprises there.
FelineOverlord
(3,851 posts)Love the comments on the page 😂
How many of them are from DU? 😊
hlthe2b
(114,675 posts)Then again, it might well have been a rabid family member that added that--whether or not it reflected their female relatives wishes. But the best comments (IMO) were from those who called them out for the act of politicizing such a passing--sans any direct comment on their choice of candidate.
Arne
(3,609 posts)The upcoming election will be haunted.
I've seen obits asking for donations for progressive causes and candidates.
It's definitely a cult, but for other reasons I think
spanone
(142,054 posts)FUK.THAT.SHIT.
Danmel
(5,802 posts)Before the election , I might ask people to donate to Biden in my memory
Wuddles440
(2,130 posts)as I've seen several such obituaries in the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Akron Beacon Journal since 2015. Some have even posted a picture of the deceased sporting T***P hats and/or shirts. Sad!
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