(A Spin On) The 2012 Election

[Dark]

A wise man once predicted that the world would be filled with strife and ridden with evil. [i]Now[/i], the world we currently live in, best emulates his prediction. Look all around you, look at the earthquakes that plague the nation, look at the consistent storms brewed by nature, look at the terrorists taking innocent lives in the Middle-East, look at the ruthless dictatorships of China and North Korea, look at the blatant corruption in Western governments, and look at the failure of politicians to fix any of these problems. It's a terrible thing when you take the big picture, knowing that our world is falling into exponential decay, and that our elected officials can't do a damn thing about it.

The Presidential Election of the United States of America is arguably one of the most important worldly events that take place every four years. Even those that don't live in America are indirectly affected by who we elect, and many take interest in the senseless bickering known as American politics. Presidents stay for four or eight years in the White House until they are ruthlessly kicked out by an increasingly upset American public, and President after President is unable to solve what ails these American minds and hearts.

But what if America could elect a competent President this time around, what if we could elect somebody (or rather, somepony) that was genuinely able to solve the world's problems? What would you say if I told you that nuclear warfare, strained ties between other countries, and a huge deal of social reform issues would be immediately solved if we elected somebody different this time around? Somebody that knew when to step up and face politics, but also knew when to back down and let the general course of the world play out. You might be thinking this is impossible, but you would be extremely wrong.

Imagine the following scenario: you have the incumbent Barack Obama running as the Democratic seat and the retard Michele Bachmann running as the Republican seat in the 2012 election? And then, out of nowhere, you have not a human, but a [i]pony[/i], running as the third-party seat? Yes, a pony. And what if I could convince you that ponies do a better job than humans at solving worldly issues? Would you be inclined to vote for a pony if I can prove that a pony is the "man" for the job?

First, I would like to address the issue of nuclear warfare. A few countries in particular have a massive amount of nuclear weapons and pose a threat not just to America, but to the world. And while the Cold War was a war of bluffs, the same can't be said about the future. Someone [b]will[/b] start a nuclear war, sooner or later. Political banter and diplomatic visits to foreign nations have done nothing, absolutely nothing, to help the problem. This is where a pony would be useful. Imagine a [i]pony[/i] taking a diplomatic visit to North Korea, Fluttershy, for example. And imagine Fluttershy cutely looking into Kim Jong-Il's eyes and saying, "Sir, you can't do this." How the hell can anyone turn down a sweet request from Fluttershy? The proof is there in black and white, nuclear warfare is only capable of being stopped by ponies.

I would also like to address the pressing topic of social reform, the so-called "progressive" movement. America's liberals have been moving more and more to the right, abandoning their beliefs to be accepted in society. America is easily one of the most conservative Western countries because of the blind ideology of our people. But social reform can't be fixed by a human - Bush didn't want to make social reforms, and Obama's agenda doesn't involve any. We need someone who can tackle these issues without fear, someone who can instill liberal beliefs in our people once more. And ponies are just the species for the job.

Abortion? Any of the six main ponies are female and will be able to tell you that the mother [i]deserves[/i] the choice to do what she wants with her body. The debate won't be cluttered with ignorant fools trying to press their opinions on others when they know nothing of the topic.

Homosexual marriage? Rainbow Dash is clearly a lesbian, and all of her friends support her genetic coding, not her choice (there wasn't a choice to begin with). They all understand that the government has no logical reason to restrict homosexual couples to get married, and they will fight for the rights that homosexual couples deserve.

Less weapons? The six ponies fully understand the importance of peace in society, and will strive to achieve perfection when it comes to that topic. None of them are known for being violent, all of them would like to reduce the amount of arms in the world, and each and every one of them has the tools to do it - if elected.

Finally, I would like to tackle the issue of ponies in the economy. We're currently in a double-dip recession, and times are hard for everyone. Coming from the upper middle-class, the six ponies understand the hardships of the working man, but also understand the arguments of the rich. The best of both worlds (so to speak) can only be achieved if a pony becomes President. Rarity clearly expresses her opinion that the rich [i]need[/i] to be taxed more, but that the government is unnecessarily spending money on needless items. Owning a small business herself, she fully understands the need to balance one's checkbook. All of the ponies believe in a free market economy, but also believe that monopolies should be avoided as to keep the economy as fair and balanced as possible. None of them like communism, none of them like full capitalism, and their views combine the best of the liberal and conservative ends of the spectrum.

I hope I have convinced you that a pony is our only hope come November 2012. The liberals are too concerned about social reform and benefitting the greater good, and the conservatives are too concerned about the economy and picking up the country from the hole that it's in. But with a pony, there is no partisanship. Ponies do what is good for the country. They take the social reforms of the liberals and combine them with the economy-fixing tools of the conservatives, something that no politician has the guts to do.

Maybe I have my head too high in the clouds, maybe my expectations are beyond what the American public is capable of doing. Maybe I can only expect a pony to be elected via magic, but in the same boat, this country can only be fixed with magic. And after all, Friendship [i]is[/i] Magic. Thank you, and good night.

[Tentacruel]

what

[Simping For Hina]

No tl;dr? xD

[Nathanael D. Striker]

The use of MLP hampered your arguments a bit Dark. Still very good points.

[Tentacruel]

I would totally vote for a pony and all, but you make way too many assumptions on the personal beliefs of the characters of MLP Dark.

[Bull3tM0nk3y]

tl;dr

umad?

[Dark]

[i]what[/i]

I bet that you didn't even read a sentence of the original post before you made this stupid comment. I will literally place a bet on that, I feel confident enough that I'm going to win some money out of this.

[i]No tl;dr? xD[/i]

Only a retard would say tl;d-

[i]tl;dr[/i]

[i]umad?[/i]

My point exactly.

[i]but you make way too many assumptions on the personal beliefs of the characters of MLP Dark. [/i]

I actually do not. I've watched the entire season and I can safely say that the six ponies (together, at least) show a very large resemblance of the libertarian party. I did assume a few things, yes, but most of the original post was assumption-free considering my observations. When something is made obvious, it's not an assumption to consider it the truth.

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism"]http://en.wikipedia..../Libertarianism[/url]

Just in case you needed that.

[Larxene]

I feel stupider after reading even half of this.

I am tired of this pony bullshit.

[Ieyasu Tokugawa]

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I am tired of this pony bullshit.
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[Lunar Origins]

I do agree that the use of ponies did hamper your argument, Dark, but I got the general gist of what you said. No one human can fix one problem by themselves.

After all, it takes two to fill a horse suit. One does all of the talking and gets all the admiration, while the other half does all of the work and gets general disdain.

A nice read.

[Slash]

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Quoted 4 Legitimacy.

On topic: tl;dr

[.Leo]

Sucks that in Canada we can't vote for the least corrupt party leader anymore ):

Points are very valid. Would be interesting to have Fluttershy at the head of the USA.

[Dark]

You're partially missing the point. Just because I referenced Fluttershy in the nuclear war paragraph does not mean I am advocating Fluttershy to run as the third-party seat. She, too, has problems - she is easily moved and swayed, she doesn't have the guts to speak up, et cetera. Above all, the President needs to be a speaker - why do you think Obama was elected? I was not referring to any one pony when I said we need a pony as President, mainly because they all have their faults. What I am saying, above all, is that any pony would do a better job than our current politicians at fixing our country. If you think Fluttershy is the most apt for the job, that's fine, but I'm saying that I do not hold a bias to any one pony in particular when it comes to this topic.

Also, note that both Rarity and Applejack run small businesses in Equestria, meaning they both understand (very well, may I add) their own sectors of the economy. Sure, the clothing industry and the food industry aren't the most important to fixing the economy, but they are two things that people use every day, and without fail. You'd have a tough time going a day without clothes or food. Above all, however, they understand the economy, and they understand how governmental decisions affect their small businesses, how they affect the balance of supply-and-demand. Being from the upper middle-class, they know what decisions to make that can help the economy [i]but [/i][i]that also[/i] will not hurt the working man. Our former Presidents have been so detached from most of society, but ponies aren't exorbitantly rich.

[Tentacruel]

So, Twilight Sparkle 2012? From the 2 episodes I've seen, she's a natural speaker.

[Nexev]

Also the environment

Ponyvile is capable of changing the seasons through sheer effort,

we're done here.

[Kizzi]

Meh.

[Nexev]

[quote name='Larxene' timestamp='1314330448' post='5469547']
I feel stupider after reading even half of this.

I am tired of this pony bullshit.
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Awwww but we can neeeeeeeeeeeeeever tire of you Laaaaaaaaaaaaar.

Don't you want to join the party?

We don't invite anypony you know.

Okay that is a lie, we do.

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So, Twilight Sparkle 2012? From the 2 episodes I've seen, she's a natural speaker.
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Education would be big with her.

[Tentacruel]

As it damn well should be.

[Dark]

Nexev brings up two great points: the environment problems (including the troubles with natural gas) can be somewhat mediated by a pony, not to mention that Twilight Sparkle [i]in particular[/i] is a huge advocate of reading and education reform. And that just shows two more social reform issues that ponies can tackle, I'm sure there are a lot more if you look into it a bit.

[Tentacruel]

IMO, Twilight Sparkle could do a better job with the education system than any American could. I'm totally serious.

[Imperialdramon Paladin]

[color=#222222]Going by this logic we should appoint Reimu Hakurei as the president, Why? She overcame any obstacle in Gensokyo through perseverance. I know that she would do the same for America and on top of that all she can fly.[/color]