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Although some of the messages mentioned Donald Trump, who won the election, a spokesman for the Trump campaign denied any connection. John Anthony, a black Republican conservative talk host who received one of the texts said that they were the work of a leftist group attempting to make Trump look bad. [3] [4]
The round-robin letter has been the subject of much ridicule, particularly from the Guardian journalist Simon Hoggart, who pilloried examples of the genre in his newspaper column, as well as writing the book The Hamster That Loved Puccini: The Seven Modern Sins of Christmas Round-robin Letters. One example Hoggart cited read:
Achieving openness in message sending requires complete honesty whether the news is good or bad. Certain types of messages facilitate open communication better. Supervisory messages are preferable for both superiors and subordinates when they are encouraging or reciprocating, rather than responses that are either neutral or negative.
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Why are some people so bad at texting back? Experts weigh in on why bad texters exist, and how not to take it too personally. (Photo: Getty Creative) (Tim Robberts via Getty Images)
Already in the nineteenth century, chain letters were known to have circulated among Muslim pilgrims going on the hajj to Mecca. Those chain letters promised blessings or curses and required replication. [2] One notorious early example was the "Prosperity Club" or "Send-a-Dime" letter.
Poison pen letters are usually composed and sent to upset the recipient, [2] and differ from blackmail, which is intended to obtain something from the recipient. The reference to poison is figurative rather than literal. In the United Kingdom, Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 covers most cases of poison pen letters. [3]
The text of hate mail often contains profanity, or it may simply contain a negative message. Senders of hate mail normally send anonymous letters or pose as someone else (either a different or fictitious individual) in order to avoid being identified and tracked down, as the nature of some hate mail would inevitably result in criminal charges ...