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Not a cult. AT ALL. (Original Post) durablend Jun 2024 OP
No thanks, I'll go with the flowers Blue Owl Jun 2024 #1
Skip the roses; send the thorns. NM Grins Jun 2024 #8
Even better! Blue Owl Jun 2024 #10
Then again, maybe he really HATED everyone he was leaving behind and this was his hlthe2b Jun 2024 #2
Meh genxlib Jun 2024 #3
That's in deep red York County, Pennsylvania FakeNoose Jun 2024 #4
Found it FelineOverlord Jun 2024 #5
I searched while listening in on a boring webinar... I would have sworn it would be a man. hlthe2b Jun 2024 #11
I knew it! Arne Jun 2024 #6
OTOH Danmel Jun 2024 #7
Does it get any worse than bringing politics into a funeral? spanone Jun 2024 #9
I don't know-if i knew I would die Danmel Jun 2024 #12
Not that unusual... Wuddles440 Jun 2024 #13

hlthe2b

(113,786 posts)
2. Then again, maybe he really HATED everyone he was leaving behind and this was his
Sun Jun 9, 2024, 11:52 AM
Jun 2024

final "piss off" to the world?

genxlib

(6,127 posts)
3. Meh
Sun Jun 9, 2024, 11:55 AM
Jun 2024

I could totally see a progressive doing a final wish for an opposite. there are many worse examples of cult hood

hlthe2b

(113,786 posts)
11. I searched while listening in on a boring webinar... I would have sworn it would be a man.
Sun Jun 9, 2024, 12:54 PM
Jun 2024

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.

Danmel

(5,766 posts)
7. OTOH
Sun Jun 9, 2024, 12:24 PM
Jun 2024

I've seen obits asking for donations for progressive causes and candidates.
It's definitely a cult, but for other reasons I think

Danmel

(5,766 posts)
12. I don't know-if i knew I would die
Sun Jun 9, 2024, 01:38 PM
Jun 2024

Before the election , I might ask people to donate to Biden in my memory

Wuddles440

(2,077 posts)
13. Not that unusual...
Sun Jun 9, 2024, 02:31 PM
Jun 2024

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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