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Angel’s asking nicely. You can’t explain that.
But atleast there could be a coalition for her too! For example “Shy Fluttering Coalition” or “Buttershy and Flutterfly Coalition”. But “Angel Bunny Who’s Asking Nicely” Asking Nicely? Who’s even asking nicely? Also do we had to take that obnoxious rabbit out again? I hate him…
It’s not very inspiring. Good for morale but there needs to be some ambition.
Those first three were heat of the moment things. And the thing with the Flim Flam brothers was organization, not leadership.
Nightmare moon, Discord,changeling battle,flim flam contest
Twilight can’t lead for shit. She can organize, but she can’t lead.
With Twilight Sparkle calling the shots
She’s only seen slacking off so much because otherwise she’d put every other pegasus out of a job.
The famousest slacker in all Equestria. I think not!
Vote Rainbow Dash. She may not be the nicest candidate, but she gets shit done.
@Mayojar77
Pony politics; serious business.
Fluttershy says she’s nice, but can you trust her with your government?
With your children?
With herself?
No person has that kind of dedication.
Maybe that’s just what he wants us to think, and we all fell for it. Cunning dastard.
… There’s a guy who thinks he married Twilight. That should be cause enough to assume you’re taking this seriously.
You’re killing me man. Alright, let me put it this way: HOW ON EARTH COULD ANYONE TAKE ANY OF THIS SERIOUSLY?! Like, duh!
Nah, it only means I’m not serious. I can’t say anything about you.
Which kind of refers to the first thing, don’t you think?
Actually, the third thing. This is all a game to me.
My guess is that either you’re referring on the fact that I’m pretending any of this is supposed to make sense, or you’re implying that my views on politics are askew. Perhaps you should clarify.
… You don’t get how these things work, do you?
Twilight’s not evil (yet), just annoying, so I’m not really sure why you say that. As for the promises of the others, well, let’s take a look at what they actually said in these kinds of images:
“Friendship has made me the pony and the princess that I am today.” -Twilight Sparkle
Lame!
“Vote for me and the sky’s the limit!” -Rainbow Dash
What on earth does that even mean?
“It’s the honest thing to do.” -Applejack
Pure propaganda.
“I promise to deliver what the people need: makeovers for everyone!” -Rarity
Outrageous. What kind of policy is that?
“I believe that laughter is the key to Ponyville success.” -Pinkie Pie
Doesn’t even make sense.
As you can see, in similar campaign posters, there is little to nothing to base a vote on besides flashy language and nonsense promises. I can only assume that your Rainbow Dash ticket price thing came from some other advertisement, but that too is obviously a nonsense promise. Pointless, socialistic economic tampering? Positively silly.
Yet, all the other candidates have made promises regarding things they have a chance of doing. Hell, Rainbow Dash promised to lower the maximum price for ticket sales. And while Equestria isn’t exactly a third world country, there are things that could be done to improve the nation as a whole.
And even then, saying that good moral fiber leads to good decisions isn’t exactly true. Celestia has had no end of trouble ever since she started that school of hers since the top-scoring graduate always turns evil.
Well, I think we need to clarify what we mean by a political goal. In Equestria, there aren’t many glaring socioeconomic problems anyway, so politicians like Mayor Mare are really just state management. Big plans for reinventing the political wheel would seem a bit weird, especially in Ponyville.
As for our real-life politicians, I think they too could stand to make fewer promises of radical change, since half of them are lies anyway. People trying to get elected are well known for saying anything they think will get them votes. I would be most impressed if a campaigner were to say, “Look, improvement can only come about when we realize that there are no flash-bang solutions to today’s issues. They are urgent, yes, but panicking and jumping to conclusions gets us nowhere. Applying consistent, timeless principles across the board is the way we’ll achieve success, and I’m committed to doing so.”
Something like that, anyway. The point is, decisions are based on character. “A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart.”
But is she promising to do anything? A politician without a goal is a terrible politician.
What Fluttershy is talking about is the importance of a strong moral character! Too many politicians these days are corrupt, arrogant, vindictive, dishonest, or biased to the point of irrationality. Fluttershy is promising everyone that at the end of the day, she’s going to ensure that everyone is treated fairly and with dignity, because that’s just who she is!*
This message has been paid for by the Discordant Political Action Committee and the Friendly Friends of Fluttershy Fund.