Dizziness

• Since the donkeys were required to walk in a circle endlessly, it was believed that blindfolding them would prevent them from becoming dizzy.
  
  

Immobile Without the Blindfold

• One legend has it that the reason the donkeys are blindfolded when they are to walk in the endless circle is that they won't walk without the blindfold. Once it's applied the farmer might tap or whip the donkey and it will begin walking and not stop.
  
  

Blindfolded Donkey Imagery

• Several writers use the blindfolded donkey in imagery. In most cases it's an allusion to a person believing that he or she is making progress, when in reality the traveler is going in endless circles, getting nowhere.
  
  

Political Mileage

• Republicans utilize the image of the blindfolded donkey as a symbol of the Democratic Party from time to time.