So firstly the literal format and writing of the article is rough/buzz feed-y which isn’t particularly shocking or notable.
However if there was a fascimomter on you, as one reads the article, it will quickly increase to a boiling point that reflects an overflowing abundance of fascism.
These far right folk just can’t stop making leftism sound cool I swear.
“The bloke who created it, Ludwik Zamenhof, developed a political and religious philosophy (a cultish offshoot of Judaism that looked more like something straight out of The Communist Manifesto).”
(I genuinely don’t think hofism is a thing but regardless yes it was an optimistic idea to create a universal second language for all of the world)
Since the article is written by a fascist (even if they didn’t intend to be open about that), it isn’t shocking that the first point is essentially nazis on ‘Jewish Bolshevism’
Literally a second later
“The most crucial kind of diversity is the diversity of thought and opinion.” :kombucha-disgust:
“Even with constructed languages like Tolkien Elvish or Na’avi for example, if you look at the enthusiasts, you’ll find a wide array of people from all sorts of ideological backgrounds. They might be completely opposed to each other as far their opinions of the world are concerned but they come together for a common passion that they both share.
Now, I’m not saying that there absolutely aren’t any learners of Esperanto who don’t care about its politics or aren’t part of the status quo (see this **depressing Reddit thread ** for example).”
I’m scared, Reddit is already depressing as is
“a whole bunch of extreme far leftists who are OF COURSE politically correct”
TFW you’re the only nazi at your conlang event - sad Escobar waiting meme. -
“Without doubt the most common and sensible reason why myself and so many others are turned off Esperanto is that it has no authentic culture.” The fascimomter is sweltering
“Esperanto has no country or geographical ties to an ancestral homeland. :what-the-hell:
“[Esperanto strived to be] A true international language.
The common argument against this of course is that we already have that.
It’s called English” :deeper-sadness:
Toki Pona solves most of this. Nobody is a native speaker, it uses the most universally understood phonemes, it's fairly easy to learn, people genuinely like using it, it's good enough to communicate with a stranger, and it's not complete enough to supplant any natural language.