Re: My Little Pony XXXIII: Happy Birthday Pony[thread]!
Originally Posted by the_druid_droid
Says you. I'm keeping up my search for magical lands like that...I just need more funding!
You're a fool, Droid!
Originally Posted by Thanqol
There's such a thing as a benevolent dictatorship, which is pretty much exactly what we got going here. You can't say Equestria's not a dictatorship until you show me the parliament.
The purpose of a republic is to prevent corrupt or incompetent people from holding supreme power. When there's no way for corrupt or incompetent ponies to seize power then there's no need for a republic.
Right. I mean, I don't think that there was ever a writer's meeting, say, that discussed this, but yeah.
... I came to appreciate that mountains make poor receptacles for dreams.