Raumism

The Raumismus ( in Esperanto raŭmismo ) is an ideology within the Esperanto community, which was founded by the Manifesto of Rauma and criticized the objectives of traditional Esperanto movement. The Raumismus defines the Esperanto community as " self-chosen, scattered living, linguistic minority" and criticized the efforts of many Esperanto speakers to make Esperanto the worldwide second language. This traditional goal is referred to as Esperanto Fina Venko, so that the Raumismus as understood counter - ideology to Finvenkismo.

The Manifesto of Rauma

The Manifesto of Rauma ( in Esperanto: Manifesto de Raumo or Rauma Manifesto ) was proposed on 31 August 1980 at the 36th International Congress of the "Esperanto Youth " ( Esperanto to 30) in Rauma (Finland) and by many participants and representatives signed by youth groups. The manifesto criticized the so-called " identity crisis of the Esperanto movement ": among them is the discrepancy between the historically justified attitude of many Esperanto speakers, publicly utopian held destinations like the " Fina Venko " ( the global spread of Esperanto as a second language ), the adoption of Esperanto by the UN and hold the like, and the lived reality in which the global Esperanto speakers shaft - regardless of the objectives set out above - Esperanto long as enjoying and applies what it is effectively understood.

It is stated in the manifesto that neither the ex officio of Esperanto nor the control of other languages ​​should be as an international means of the concern of Esperanto speakers shaft or even would be their task, and it is proposed as the current target for the Esperanto movement, the following:

Esperanto continues to spread in order to give effect to the positive values ​​of this language, in the following forms:

In connection with the latter value is emphasized that the search for a new identity has led to consider that the undersigned Esperanto speakers as members of a self-selected, scattered living, linguistic minority.

In addition, the value of international congresses is found in the manifest, and that it was necessary to strengthen the use of Esperanto as a working language in professional conferences.

The final word is said that the first century have proven with Esperanto in the world that Esperanto is useful to express everything in the second century with the Esperanto world must be shown that Esperanto can also contribute something culturally Independent and internationally valuable.

Responses to the manifesto

The manifesto has been criticized immediately after the signing of many Esperanto speakers. There was an ideological split within the Esperanto movement: In the literary magazine " Literatura Foiro " the manifesto has been much discussed and developed the Raumismus. This movement was 1998, the Pact for Esperantische community ( Esperanta Civito ) out. The Esperantische community is an organization that sees itself as a quasi -governmental institution that is supposed to represent the speakers of Esperanto shaft.

Opponents of Raumismus have the Finvenkismus ( the ideology for the worldwide use of Esperanto as a second language ) renewed in return, including through the Prague Manifesto. Even many of those who have signed the Manifesto of Rauma, have opposed the Esperantische community, and criticize this for having the term " Raumismus " abused.