Here is a story written by an Irish representative at the EU in Brussels on the subject of Esperanto: Author:
Seán Ó Riain
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A little tale: "We have a magnificent thoroughbred racehorse (Esperanto), ideal for international communication. However, some extremely rich and powerful people produce donkeys (English). So rich and powerful are they that they have brainwashed the whole world into believing that their donkey is the fastest animal on four legs, and that the racehorse does not exist, and even if he does exist, he is unable to run. The donkey-owners make huge profits by selling donkeys, and have convinced large numbers in every country that "everybody should own a donkey". This situation brings astronomically high profits to themselves, so they have a vested interest in hiding the truth. Any normal person who examines the situation objectively can see that the racehorse does exist, is four times faster than the donkey, and is actually far cheaper than the expensive donkey. But the propaganda of the donkey-owners since 1945 has been so powerful and all-pervasive that people do not wish to hear the word "racehorse" - they are all saving up to own their own donkey! Many have already invested in donkeys, and they fear that the racehorse may one day be given serious consideration..... There is a beautiful saying in Esperanto which is difficult to translate: "Se la homaro subite malstultighus!" - "if the human race were suddenly to become less stupid/were to lose its stupidity".
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