The Acrostic as a Form of Bureaucratic Dissent
Hiding a message in a resignation letter is provocative—but also passive aggressive.
by Adrienne LaFrance
Aug 23, 2017
2 minutes
Hiding an acrostic message in an otherwise ordinary resignation letter isn’t exactly the boldest way to express a political view, yet it’s proven surprisingly effective.
It’s a trick that’s been tried twice in recent days. First members of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities spelled out “RESIST” with the first letter of. Then Daniel Kammen, formerly the science envoy at the State Department, that contained the acrostic “IMPEACH.”
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