Another conlang & flag related review I posted on Amazon, before the powers-that-be purged me. Good luck selling the conlang flags now, brothers!
LOL. This is the flag (yes, the *flag*) of the constructed language of Ido,
essentially a reformed version of Esperanto. One of the promoters of Ido, the
French philosopher Louis Couturat, once complained to Bertrand Russell that
while a supporter of Esperanto is called “Esperantist”, a supporter of Ido has
no equivalent designation. Russell, tongue in cheek, proposed “Idiot”, but
Couturat was not amused...
In contrast to Esperanto, which still has speakers and supporters world-wide, Ido never really got off the ground and is mostly a curiosity these days, although an organization to promote the lingo apparently still exists. I suppose the Idists (that's what they are called, pace Russell) use this peculiar banner if and when they gather at reunions...
In contrast to Esperanto, which still has speakers and supporters world-wide, Ido never really got off the ground and is mostly a curiosity these days, although an organization to promote the lingo apparently still exists. I suppose the Idists (that's what they are called, pace Russell) use this peculiar banner if and when they gather at reunions...
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