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Re:Can Esperanto Make a Comeback? (2015) by rhn_mk1 on Saturday October 17, 2020 @01:43PM (#24811682)
> The whole premise of 'a universal language for world peace' is oppressive

Could you explain that? I see it more in terms of creating a voluntary standard than forcing people to comply.

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Re:Can Esperanto Make a Comeback? (2015) by bigbubba on Saturday October 17, 2020 @03:04PM (#24812307)
I think the universal language would gradually extinguish other languages. The more universal a language becomes, the more powerful the network effects get.
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Re:Can Esperanto Make a Comeback? (2015) by Viliam1234 on Sunday October 18, 2020 @08:05PM (#24822187)
Is being extinguished by a universal language somehow worse than being extinguished by a non-universal language?
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Re:Can Esperanto Make a Comeback? (2015) by naniwaduni on Sunday October 18, 2020 @08:06PM (#24822194)
A non-universal language doesn't imply extinguishing other languages.
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