Why?

***super_nova***
Community Member

on ‎13-03-2015 05:51 PM

Why would they do this?

 

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/mar/10/goodwill-letters-to-asylum-seekers-on-nauru-re...

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Voltaire: “Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, Can Make You Commit Atrocities” .
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debra9275
Community Member

on ‎13-03-2015 06:01 PM

I read about that the other day Nova, not sure that it was the same paper.. But I just thought it seemed cruel
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poddster
Community Member

on ‎13-03-2015 07:17 PM

I have to wonder who the letters were addressed to?

 

Inmate? Detainee? Asylum seeker? To whome it may concern?

 

Or were the y to have been distributed at random?

 

Oh and you mean they were organised to be sent?

 

 

I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
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lionrose.7
Community Member
In response to poddster

on ‎13-03-2015 07:55 PM

Read the link Poddy and it will tell you.

poddster
Community Member
In response to lionrose.7

on ‎13-03-2015 08:36 PM

I have a feeling that Mr. Burnside is missing  his lucrative income of the past.

I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
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the_great_she_elephant
Community Member
In response to poddster

‎13-03-2015 08:43 PM - edited ‎13-03-2015 08:44 PM

@poddster wrote:

I have a feeling that Mr. Burnside is missing  his lucrative income of the past.

You think he was using those letters  to solicit money from the detainees?

poddster
Community Member
In response to the_great_she_elephant

on ‎13-03-2015 10:47 PM

Trying to put pressure on Border Control and also a bit of advertising for future potential customers

 

I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
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the_great_she_elephant
Community Member
In response to poddster

on ‎13-03-2015 11:27 PM

@poddster wrote:

Trying to put pressure on Border Control and also a bit of advertising for future potential customers

 

What have Border Control got to do with undelivered mail - they are not responsible for the day to day running of the detention centres? 

cherry*135
Community Member
In response to poddster

on ‎13-03-2015 11:35 PM

@poddster wrote:

I have to wonder who the letters were addressed to?

 

Inmate? Detainee? Asylum seeker? To whome it may concern?

 

Or were the y to have been distributed at random?

 

Oh and you mean they were organised to be sent?

 

 

The letters were directed to people whose identity and boat number are known to Burnside.