A compromise could be a parliamentary system, no? It would give the people the power to vote on the laws of the land.

Plus, do they have a parliamentary system already? There were “delegates from nearby towns” in “A Royal Problem”.

If you ask me it should be a Council of all of the elected leaders of all the races but that just my thoughts.

If you ask me it should be a Council of all of the elected leaders of all the races but that just my thoughts.

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That wouldn't make sence because all leader must be vote. Because it is mean to exchange only won leader
Equestria princess
Kristalempire royalfamily
Yakyakistan leader
Chanchling king
Cirin leader
Qeen of sea equestria and Hippogrivs
Dragon lord...
That make huge Chaos maybe they do it but failed and all spicies break up.

@maryam khan i think the workers should rule, as the workers will have enough of the tsar, and revolt. the workers will be free, and the workers revolution will spread all across equestria from west to east and east to west, no one can stop the workers revolution to spread.

I hope the revolutionaries don't storm canterlot, bring her to the goulitene and do something violance like off with her head, while no being ruled by "totally" an average size general(mr.napoleon), who as borned from an island

@Sawtooth Waves Excuse-me but Why Twilight Sparkle would be a dictator

@Sawtooth Waves Excuse-me but Why Twilight Sparkle would be a dictator

@Kiko Squirrel chrysalis must have know this.

@Kiko Squirrel chrysalis must have know this.

@Kiko Squirrel thorax is a dictator and pharynx and ocellus And his assistants.

@Kiko Squirrel thorax is a dictator and pharynx and ocellus And his assistants.

I Prefer Not To Mention That So Called Named Episode "Royal Problem" 😑😑

I Prefer Not To Mention That So Called Named Episode "Royal Problem" 😑😑

@ponyhorse & muledonkey.🐎🐴 I don't know what you are exactly talking about because that seems like fanfiction or your own life added to the plot of the my little pony freindship is magic series. My little pony freindship is magic is not real but it is a t.v. show. So what the heck are you talking about?

@Enoch Cox the mane 6 and their dragon  ruined chrysalis's home! took her children away and her own son thorax replaced her and kicked her out of their hive! why did do that to his own mother? Pharynx is just someone thorax hired with ocellus as spies to watch twilight on camera and spike on video clips while he is too busy being king and sitting on his throne.

@ponyhorse & muledonkey.🐎🐴 and it is true that a government falls or survives depending on whether it's leaders choose to be bad leaders or good leaders. Human history has proven this fact to be true.

@ponyhorse & muledonkey.🐎🐴 even if it my reply is a boring answer, my answer is accurate.

@ponyhorse & muledonkey.🐎🐴 even if it my reply is a boring answer, my answer is accurate.

@Enoch Cox maybe but that's just a boring answer.

@Enoch Cox maybe but that's just a boring answer.

There is no government in existence that actually gives the citizens of a nation power over their system of government since all governments in existence require representatives of it's own system and even if there was a counting machine to tally votes, the counting machine could still be hacked on orders of any government. Also, the counting machine could state the correct votes but the ones counting the votes could easily lie about how many votes there were for each candidate. So in truth, the governments actually hold the power in a nation or the companies hold the power in a nation if the company succeeds in bribing candidates. Take Texas, usa for example, in order to run for a government position you have to pay over a thousand dollars at least to the government. This in actuality insures that you would need the support of a company in order to run for a government position and it allows corruption in government to take place.  So even if Equestria had a system of government that had people voting for their leaders, the government of Equestria would still be in potentially dangerous hands. A government is only good when all of it's leaders choose to care about all of its citizens and the leaders choose to make laws in order to improve their people's lives without creating more problems in the process. A bad government is where most if not all of it's leaders does not care at all about it's citizens safety and happiness. Unfortunately I learned that the u.s. government falls under the bad government type since the u.s. government cares very little if at all about poor or very poor people. I've even learned reasons why poor people in the u.s. hate the u.s. government and  they are very good reasons too. When you become a poor person you find logical an rational reasons to hate the u.s. government. So making Equestria a government where it's leaders are put into office by voting for then, isn't a better idea then having a dictator for a leader.

@Sawtooth Waves yeah amd then spike fucked it up

@Sawtooth Waves yeah amd then spike fucked it up

Nooooooooooo votes Alcorn wings or horns should be earned

Nooooooooooo votes Alcorn wings or horns should be earned

@eviljbrian Abyssinians, at least from the movie prequel comic, have a king.

@eviljbrian Abyssinians, at least from the movie prequel comic, have a king.

RajaSekhar Borusu But if rulers were given lifetime appointments, then dissenters may be shut out for the entire durations of their lives, which could be decades. And then only time will tell when dissenters’ opinions will be recognized. Power derives from the consent of the governed, not through the threat of force. If need be, the people would leave en masse and found a new country on uninhabited land (or leave for inhabited land which houses a country whose beliefs they agree with).

@Sawtooth Waves my country is a parliamentary Republic and it's corrupted as hell. This is indeed, by far, the best system humanity has come up with, but if the main institutions that control the voting system are corrupted and bought by the bad guys, it's over and people's voices have no power and authenticity.<br>So racist ponies could rig the votes in this case.

@Sawtooth Waves my country is a parliamentary Republic and it's corrupted as hell. This is indeed, by far, the best system humanity has come up with, but if the main institutions that control the voting system are corrupted and bought by the bad guys, it's over and people's voices have no power and authenticity.
So racist ponies could rig the votes in this case.

@Sawtooth Waves  why you not make New video

@Sawtooth Waves  why you not make New video

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Me: sees the title<br>Also me: well define dictator

Me: sees the title
Also me: well define dictator

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@Jose Rios you forget something in history...when a parliment does smething the monarch doesen't like ... it gets dispanded

@Jose Rios you forget something in history...when a parliment does smething the monarch doesen't like ... it gets dispanded

@Twilight sparkle The princess of friendship Hi

@Twilight sparkle The princess of friendship Hi

Twilight sparkle The princess of friendship

@aycc-nbh72 Well i didn't mean to make you feel bad im sorry. I have to say something it's kinda weird that we are talking on a channel about PRINCESS twilight sparkle. Talk on my channel if you can  well gtg .

Velvanetig Moongiver Well, I’m sorry if I’m being rude. No offense, but I’m not used to characters from a television show somehow crossing the dimensional boundary.

@aycc-nbh72 Your questions are kinda  rude for you to know

@aycc-nbh72 Your questions are kinda  rude for you to know

@aycc-nbh72 Well My sister are alicorns and they are characters Im not a alicorn. flurry ❤ sis is not a alicorn al tell you a story about me so when I  was born it was just me because Im the big sister when luna, my mom .had my other sisters of course I was happy  but when they were grown they made fun of me because I wasn't a alicorn so i ran away and i just stayed at the crystal empire so i standed up and made my self a character so people would like me as a friend But don't think im jealous so do you have any more questions about this??????..

Velvanetig Moongiver No offense, but why would you call yourself a character?

Velvanetig Moongiver No offense, but why would you call yourself a character?

@aycc-nbh72 Hi Im a new character but i do like books flying and exploring so is that a answer to your question 🙂

@aycc-nbh72 Hi Im a new character but i do like books flying and exploring so is that a answer to your question 🙂

Velvanetig Moongiver No offense, but who is this?

Velvanetig Moongiver No offense, but who is this?

@Sawtooth Waves Hi Im princess luna's oldest daughter i have to say why are my sister's alicorns and not me??

@Sawtooth Waves Hi Im princess luna's oldest daughter i have to say why are my sister's alicorns and not me??

Sawtooth Waves who would raise the sun and moon

Sawtooth Waves who would raise the sun and moon

Kateřina Ložková  king Sombra was a unicorn and he use to rule the crystal empire before he was defeated

Kateřina Ložková  king Sombra was a unicorn and he use to rule the crystal empire before he was defeated

@Sawtooth Waves Check out European history, especially British history, and pay attention to the development of the English parliamentary system. They did try to take the totalitarian power from the King, and  they did succeed after awhile, but there are centuries of struggling for the right balance, with no guarantee they would ever successfully strike one at all.

Problem isn't the rule. Twilight is actually a reincarnation of eldritch god, who seek control over all of magic. Ponies couldn't defeat it, so they join it staging events in a way that she would become as pony as possible. But nop! Throw away wole setup to use exact same power as Tirek already have... bu hu 0_0

@Sawtooth Waves Hey, why did you choose to change your channel to Sawtooth waves? You used to be brony notion. Can you pls tell me why? I'll really appreciate it if you did

@Sawtooth Waves mlp RULES okay but I think fluttershy is ruler

@Sawtooth Waves mlp RULES okay but I think fluttershy is ruler

@Sawtooth Waves twilight new design is now like sonic 2019 old design

@Sawtooth Waves twilight new design is now like sonic 2019 old design

Um why did you change your name to sawtooth waves

Um why did you change your name to sawtooth waves

@eviljbrian Do not care for the episode as it demonstrates the inherent problem with the Princesses.  They are revered to the point that ponies will defer to someone just claiming to speak for them, and ignore their own judgement.  The plumber knew darn well the pipes were gonna back up and overflow.  But he ignored his own superior knowledge on the mere idea of a princess saying something else!
*ahem*, anyway, it is curious that the other races haven't developed some sort of system like that.  Celestia was the obvious ruler for so long that pony society, to some extent, stagnated.  Dragons, on the other hand, have the magic rash-giving staff.  But Yaks are so fiercely independent it seems odd they wouldn't have developed some sort of parliamentary system.  It may just be because there are so few of them, but on the other hand the oldest parliamentary body in the world (debateably), the Althingy (Assembly) formed in Iceland, a place similar to YakYakistan in most respects.
Similar issues for the Hippogryphs and Gryphons, though in the latter case they are very nearly an anarchy.

I like this idea. I suppose its a childish version of skyrims government LOL

I like this idea. I suppose its a childish version of skyrims government LOL

@Sawtooth Waves One thing I did realize we have Sunset shimmer from the pony world but what ever Happened to the original human sunset shimmer it’s like she just vanished from existence but do you think sunset shimmer may Half trick human  Sunset shimmer into the pony world because sunset shimmer should be with Celestia

@Sawtooth Waves you haven't posted last week. I'm starting to think that your dead.

@Sawtooth Waves you haven't posted last week. I'm starting to think that your dead.

Yes I will try to do the same thing on my channel on YouTube

Yes I will try to do the same thing on my channel on YouTube

Sawtooth Waves this is a good idea well be careful you haven’t posted any videos from 1 week just saying

Sawtooth Waves this is a good idea well be careful you haven’t posted any videos from 1 week just saying

@eviljbrian The abyssinian has (at least before the Storm King invasion) a King for ruler.

@eviljbrian The abyssinian has (at least before the Storm King invasion) a King for ruler.

it would be really cool if it reflected england’s establishment of parliamentary power (magna carta)

it would be really cool if it reflected england’s establishment of parliamentary power (magna carta)

You're forgetting how a democratic system wouldn't solve the problem of a single species being a ruler. Since there would be only one ruler, then no matter who you elect, there will still always be only one species representing Equestria, when Equestria contains many species. A parliamentary system fixes this problem by having each species vote on someone to represent their species, and then having those representatives form a parliament.

@Sawtooth Waves  that was in spike the princess episode.

@Sawtooth Waves  that was in spike the princess episode.

Noah Johnson Maybe a succession crisis DID occur, but it ended up becoming a revolution and the foundation of a presidential republic.

We also shouldn’t forget that Equestria and the Crystal Empire are in need of royal heirs as well.

@Sawtooth Waves well, half of Europe is like that, I think.

@Sawtooth Waves well, half of Europe is like that, I think.

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@eviljbrian i think the Griffon kingdom is gone and replaced by various tribe elders and possibly Griffon lords. <br>Suprising that there wasn't a succession crisis when the last king died with no clear heir

@eviljbrian i think the Griffon kingdom is gone and replaced by various tribe elders and possibly Griffon lords.
Suprising that there wasn't a succession crisis when the last king died with no clear heir

@Sawtooth Waves the meeting reminds me less of a modern parliament and a medieval Diet. Every so often, the monarch will call together the mid level rulers (mayors and lords) to discuss issues.

Seems closer to a city state type of thing

Seems closer to a city state type of thing

Faaiza Chuchu But there would probably be opponents if that office were up for grabs. What about King Sombra and Discord?

Also, I was thinking more along the lines of Twilight staying in power, but voting for an MP to represent you.

It was in the worst episode ever. Season 5 episode 10 princess Spike.

It was in the worst episode ever. Season 5 episode 10 princess Spike.

And if twilight was a dictator:then,she is not the only one,her friends,spike and herself rule together,so if there was an election,if they voted twilight,then she and her friends plus spike also rule with her

But if there was an election,twilight is the only one they can vote because:celestia and luna are already rulers,cadence rules the crystal empire and flurry heart is to young and nopony else is an alicorn,so what is the point of an election

@cherubl1ng☆ From what I've gathered, she isn't- he even stated that she had the ponies' best interests at hand or hoof, if you will. It's just that only alicorns can become rulers and there's next to nothing preventing them from doing whatever they please. An issue of representation and power. That in itself doesn't make Twilight mean (I'd personally say the opposite is true), she's just in an easily abusible position of power.

AFAIK, Equestria is a constitutional monarchy, like we've got in the UK. The crown monarch has certain powers and ceremonial duties, while the PM has most of the political power

@Sawtooth Waves The episode where spike has to make sure that twilight doesn't wake up so he used twilight name to make them be quiet?

@Sawtooth Waves That episode (which also includes delegates from nearby towns) was Season 5, Episode 10 - "Princess Spike" in which Twilight takes a nap and Cadance asks Spike that nobody disturbs her..... he.... takes it upon himself to make some of the decisions which, of course, causes disaster chain which causes the statue of gemstones to break. He apologizes for the messes he made and together they fix the statue.

But I believe that it may be a parlamentary system. Twilight knows that most ponies, and by extension, the delegates are able to make their own decisions, but Twilight also has the authority over all of them being Queen..... errr... Princess.

Even then, as other comments have stated, the rest of the races have their own rulers for their lands too.

Gryphons had a king, but not sure who does anything for them now (probably village elder)
Hippogryphs have Queen Nuovo
Dragons have Dragon Lord Ember
Changelings have King Thorax
Yaks have Prince Rutherford

Then across the sea there's the Saddle Arabian dignitaries, and I believe that the Zebras probably have a High Shaman, and then the Diamond Dogs and Abyssinians.

Yet there has to be a rule in place that allows Parliament to impeach a leader. Or else we would have a long line of Henry the 8th. Leaders just doing whatever they want just because they can.

love the idea of a mix! I'm starting to recall an episode where they built a statue out of gems from each leaders towns or something? I'm a little rusty and I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the comment!


I mean, the whole "only ponies can rule" seems kinda fair, since we're talking about the pony kingdom. Then there's the dragon kingdom, the griffin kingdom, the changeling kingdom, etc.. Asking a different species to rule would be like asking a tiger to be president. But that's just me.

but they're not asking a diff species to rule. they're just giving every species a chance to become the ruler. there's a difference.

@zee ! yeah, you're like the 14th person to say this. I know.

@zee ! yeah, you're like the 14th person to say this. I know.

@XAOZ no it's not since that's a difference in color/race not species 💀

@XAOZ no it's not since that's a difference in color/race not species 💀

@Philip Good yeah, i figured that part out.

@Philip Good yeah, i figured that part out.

@XAOZ no, it isn't. for the metaphor, an African American is equivalent to, say, a Pegasus. We are talking about entirely different species with their own countries and cultures and leaders.

@Alex the great Like When Someone from another country who just moved there wanted rule the country

@Alex the great Like When Someone from another country who just moved there wanted rule the country

i personally agree for the main part, i think it would be IDEAL if there was a sort of cabinet with an elected animal from each kingdom to represent them in the cabinet, twilight as president, Spike as vice/advisor, and a griffin, dragon, changeling, yakk, etc part of the cabinet so that each kingdom has equal rulership over what affects them

Woah wo  wo I think that right now Sawtooth is only talking about ponies.

Woah wo  wo I think that right now Sawtooth is only talking about ponies.

@wolfgang grimmer does not deserve to die yeah. others have already told me. and I already knew even before that. I just mentioned human races as that is more relatable to humans as there are no other inteligent life forms other than humans on earth.<br>Should i have said, that's like having a Swan rule over a human nation instead?

@wolfgang grimmer does not deserve to die yeah. others have already told me. and I already knew even before that. I just mentioned human races as that is more relatable to humans as there are no other inteligent life forms other than humans on earth.
Should i have said, that's like having a Swan rule over a human nation instead?

@XAOZ we are talking about different <b>*species*</b> damn it.

@XAOZ we are talking about different **species** damn it.

wolfgang grimmer does not deserve to die

@XAOZ no, that is not at all. You can consider pegasi, earth ponies ans unicorns to be separate races of one specie, and your example of a white person leading a black community would be like a pegasus leading a unicorn tribes. And it is actually what is happening in equestria, since Alicorns are very rare but they lead all the other ponies. But it's not the same as letting a griffon lead the ponies, it's not the same specie

@Dolquin I never said black europeans didn't exist now did I? But it is true that black people aren't native to europe, they immigrated here from Africa when europe had control over it. But i completely agree with what you're saying.

@XAOZ I guess black europeans don't exist... (and i guess we don't know what to do with the mixed) If we're really comparing races to ponies then  the unicorns, earth ponies and pegaues would be different races while the other kingdoms would be something else.

I see your point. But in this world, other species have the same capabilities as everyone else. The reason we wouldn't elect a tiger is because they don't have our consciousness, they can't talk, they can't perform the intelligent, sentient functions that we do. But in equestria, this is different, and multiple species have that same function. I'd say in the future, if there were some sort of 'multi culturalism' and more creatures were to live in equestria, i wouldn't find it weird for any of them to be ruler.

Why do you think the storm king was trying to unite all under one roof no phones no disputes there would be law in order No more fighting

@XAOZ They're the same Species, If they are then they shouldn't be able to reproduce with each other. I think we can say that they're like dogs with different breeds idk

@Hi yes a pony should have the option to rule a changling hive if said pony spent thier whole life there and vice verca.

@Hi yes a pony should have the option to rule a changling hive if said pony spent thier whole life there and vice verca.

You wouldn’t have pony run the changling hive so you probably wouldn’t have a changling run a pony kingdom.

You wouldn’t have pony run the changling hive so you probably wouldn’t have a changling run a pony kingdom.

Yeah. The ruler of the changelings is Thorax, remember?

Yeah. The ruler of the changelings is Thorax, remember?

@XAOZ the color of skin shouldn’t be a deciding factor in selecting a leader. As an American I would want not someone whose spent there whole life in Italy, China, or Spain regardless of race because they would might not understand the issues that we have here and not understand our culture. However if they lived most of their life in America they would be welcome leaders even if their parents came from somewhere else. Stoping other races that live in equestria from ruling would be racist and wrong if they spend most of thier life there. That’s like saying spike can’t be the leader because he’s a dragon. You said the America is mixed but Equestria kinda is too. Even if ponies made up the vast majority of permanent residents other races raised there should be viewed as the same. Black people who are raised in a white country should have the opportunity to lead in that country and vice verca.

@XAOZ Because you literally said that my dude - you said that you didn't want a black person leading your country

@XAOZ Because you literally said that my dude - you said that you didn't want a black person leading your country

@Lệ Hoa Trương Colour and country are not the same thing. Jeez, why are there so many racists in this comment section?

@Lệ Hoa Trương Colour and country are not the same thing. Jeez, why are there so many racists in this comment section?

@XAOZ Please read a science textbook. That is not how it works at all.
Different breeds of cat are in fact different breeds - so genetically different that they are considered different to each other, without being different animals entirely.
Take Maine Coons for example.
They are one species of cat, but they come in different colours with slightly different features.
Different colours of Maine Coon are comparable to different ethnicities of humans - the same species, breed if you like, just with very slightly different features that can be generally overlooked seeing as we're all the same with everything else.

Comparing different ethnicities to different breeds of cat is essentially saying that an African American is a different breed to a Southeast Asian person.
Different, but not that much genetically. Just like different colours of Maine Coon.

You'll quite often get it where two white people are more genetically different than one of those white people with a black person.

Skin colour is simply a gene like hair colour or eye colour. It's determined by the amount of pigment, known as melanin, that you inherit from your parents. Those with more melanin tend to have darker hair, eyes and skin than those with less melanin.
It developed in order to give the darker skinned folks of hotter countries better sun protection. It un-evolved out of white people when we moved up to areas like Europe, which had less sun and therefore less need for sun protection.

By the way, by "Races" I'm assuming you mean different skin colours. Ethicity and race do not equate - ethnicity refers to your background, who your ancestors were, where you or your family came from, and somewhat how you look.
Race groups different but similar ethnicities together normally based on looks alone, such as black people.

By the way, I'm assuming you're white based on some previous replies but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Saying different races or ethnicities are like different breeds of cat is INCREDIBLY racist. It hurts a lot of people. It gives people excuses to pretend they're superior to other people based on ethnicity. It encourages people to separate based on a genetic thing they have no control over.

I am happy to also explain chromosomes and how they work if you like but I doubt you'd be interested.

Please, my dude, learn some basic science. I used to think different ethnicities were different "breeds" of human when I was like 4 or 5 years old.

~ Tagtot

@Nope Nope you missed my point... there are different breeds of cats right? persian, Maine coon and more. They are all the same species, but they are different breeds.
It's the same for us, the word breed for cats is the same as the word race is for us humans.
Humans have 4 major races, namely white/Caucasian, Mongoloid/Asian, Negroid/Black, and Australoid and at least 46 Minor Human Races.
We are all humans and the same species, but not all of us are of the same race.

Dragons and ponies are different species.
but they each have their own "races/breeds".

@Nope Nope why are you assuming that i don't want them to rule our country based on skin color?

@Nope Nope why are you assuming that i don't want them to rule our country based on skin color?

@XAOZ There are more genetic differences within ethnicities than there are between them, so the concept of "races" being different is false. <br>Also, stating that you don't want a black person leading your country is racist. The only difference between a black person and a white person is skin colour and occasionally facial structure, etc. Everyone's different. Saying you don't want a person ruling your country simply cause they look different to you is messed up.

@XAOZ There are more genetic differences within ethnicities than there are between them, so the concept of "races" being different is false.
Also, stating that you don't want a black person leading your country is racist. The only difference between a black person and a white person is skin colour and occasionally facial structure, etc. Everyone's different. Saying you don't want a person ruling your country simply cause they look different to you is messed up.

@XAOZ Very very different. Black people and white people are all humans.<br>dragons and ponies are completely different people.

@XAOZ Very very different. Black people and white people are all humans.
dragons and ponies are completely different people.

@youropinionsareshitandsoaremine 352 Well, 1. because it's fun to argue, 2. Because we were talking about race and different species and i took up the human race because it's a good way to show examples...

@XAOZ why are you putting race into a cartoon meant for little girls about colorful ponies?

@XAOZ why are you putting race into a cartoon meant for little girls about colorful ponies?

@Gacha Carma then wouldn't all kingdoms have to have that?

@Gacha Carma then wouldn't all kingdoms have to have that?

@Lệ Hoa Trương Im sorry but hes talking about color not country

@Lệ Hoa Trương Im sorry but hes talking about color not country

@ping47 America is mixed as hell. And if a white person got the power in an African nation, even if he was born and raised there, black people won't accept him because he'd be white.

@XAOZ it’s not the same. The colour of the skin doesn’t really matter.
If you’re white but were born & raised in a place populated by poc, you could very well be a ruler. You know the place, the culture, how it works etc. The important thing is that you’re a good leader and know about the place you’re ruling.

I mean, take Obama. He was black, born and raised in america, and he was president. One of the best ones in the last years tbf. Who cares if he’s black.

@Gacha Carma I'm pretty sure the dragons, yaks, etc. would still have their own ruler, like how the crystal ponies have Cadence. And back when Celestia was the ruler of Equestria, she wasn't the ruler of all of them either.

@Gacha Carma Yeah. But that's not how it works. A white person should not rule an african nation because he's white. a black person should not rule a european nation because he's black. That's how it is and should be, I don't want a black ruler in my nation, and i bet that African people don't want white people to rule over them.

If i was a Jack in mlp, i wouldn't want a pony to rule over my nation that has a majority of jacks, if i was a pony, i wouldn't like a Jack to rule over my nation that has a majority of ponies.
If a jack ruled over a nation with the majority of ponies, then that jack would focus on making it easier to live in that nation as a jack. Same with ponies.

It's not meant to be that way.
If a muslim became the ruler of Sweden then Sweden that ruler would most likely try to make Sweden more muslim. If a Swedish person ruled over a muslim nation then he would try to make it more fit for swedes.

Keep in mind however, she’s the ruler of <b>all of Equestria</b> and it’s not all ponies that live there too. Like Sawtooth said, Alicorns don’t exactly represent the entire population anymore because it’s not just ponies there anymore

Keep in mind however, she’s the ruler of *all of Equestria* and it’s not all ponies that live there too. Like Sawtooth said, Alicorns don’t exactly represent the entire population anymore because it’s not just ponies there anymore

@Ava Ostenfeld She rules on respect... She has done a lot of stuff for the nation. and basically everyone know of her feats... Celestia planned everything out from ep 1 when she sent Twilight away it feels like.
She is accepted as the ruler of Equestria without problems because everyone knows what she's done for the nation and the ones living in it.
and then the fact that Celestia and Luna, the most respected ponies in Equestria trusted Twilight so much they decided to give her the throne...

@Ava Ostenfeld Equestria wasn't a thing before Luna and Celestia i believe...

@Ava Ostenfeld Equestria wasn't a thing before Luna and Celestia i believe...

@Ava Ostenfeld Spike is not a ruler... He's a royal adviser... There's a big difference...

@Ava Ostenfeld Spike is not a ruler... He's a royal adviser... There's a big difference...

But is Twilight a dictator because She rules without being democratically elected? Or do they mean dictator as Starlight who think every creature are her slaves? So is Twilight just like a Queen og an evil dictator?

@Ava Ostenfeld Spike isn't in charge, he's Twilight's advisor. Also, I know it's not just alicorns who can rule, but Equestria was mostly divided back then by several rulers, and everybody was united when Celestia and Luna became alicorns. At least that's what I think. And yes Celestia and Luna became alicorns for raising the sun/moon, it says so in one of the episodes

And it's not only alicorns who can rule. I am sure the founders of Equestria wasn't alicorns. And Celestia said that it never happens before that a pony was born as an Alicorn. It means that neither Celestia or Luna or Cadence were born as an Alicorn. We all know Looking at the size of Cadence's wings that She was a Pegasus before. I Think Celestia and Luna were Unicorns before. Maybe Celestia get her wings by raising the sun and Luna by raising the moon?

Wait a minut. It's not true that only ponies can rule. Twilight is like celestia and Spike has the second throne like Luna. Spike is a dragon, but a great second ruler. He is a dragon biological, but a pony in his heart, and that's the only thing that matters.

@Ava Ostenfeld Please roleplay somewhere else, this is an actual discussion

@Ava Ostenfeld Please roleplay somewhere else, this is an actual discussion

What would dictator Sparkle would say if She find out that I have a crush on the villain?

What would dictator Sparkle would say if She find out that I have a crush on the villain?

I planned to be a student on Twilight's school and on the magic school. When I am done with studying, I find a spell to free Tirek, Cozy and Chrysalis. Or just Tirek, because I have a crush on him, and I wondering what Twilight Sparkle would say if she find out that I have a crush on the villain

I think people are getting confused. Ponies, dragons, griffins, changelings etc are different species (although they can still be shipped, don't ask why.) pegasi, unicorns and earth ponies are different races. each species has it's own ruler and kingdom. Asking a, lets say, hippogriff to rule Equestria would be like asking a.... f*ck, I can't think of a good example that doesn't sound racist to hippogriffs. You know wha i mean.

@Cranberry-Kitsune Lol. What about Discord?

@Cranberry-Kitsune Lol. What about Discord?

@Ava Ostenfeld Fluttershy would rather do anything apart from rule Equestria, and Tirek and Cozy are evil

@Ava Ostenfeld Fluttershy would rather do anything apart from rule Equestria, and Tirek and Cozy are evil

What if Dicord and Fluttershy ruled Equestria. Or Tirek and Cozy

What if Dicord and Fluttershy ruled Equestria. Or Tirek and Cozy

@The little firefly 🍂 if it is then idgagdf

@The little firefly 🍂 if it is then idgagdf

@XAOZ thats racism low key but well okay i guess...

@XAOZ thats racism low key but well okay i guess...

@The little firefly 🍂 no, it's not racism in my opinion, they don't want white people sitting in the highest position of their nations, i don't want a black person have the power of mine. we are the same

@The little firefly 🍂 yes, which is my whole point...

@The little firefly 🍂 yes, which is my whole point...

@XAOZ well if they don’t accept a white person as they ruler that would be racism

On the other hand, Yes there all ponies. Chalengins have they own ruler dragons have they own ruler, there different kingdoms

@The little firefly 🍂 and in mlp, they are not all ponies, they are literally different species.

@The little firefly 🍂 and in mlp, they are not all ponies, they are literally different species.

@The little firefly 🍂 yes, but tell me 1 nation ruled by black people who would accept a white person as their ruler. same thing

@Cranberry-Kitsune sort of... different races you know...

@Cranberry-Kitsune sort of... different races you know...

that's like a white person asking a black ruler if he can rule cause there's a minority of whites in that kingdom...<br>STOP REPLYING, EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO ME HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID!

that's like a white person asking a black ruler if he can rule cause there's a minority of whites in that kingdom...
STOP REPLYING, EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO ME HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID!


Fun fact: The editors of MLP took the Celestia model and replaced her colors with Twilight’s colors

Her hair is different though. It's straighter.

@kajetus 06 yeees<br>I'm currently studying it and it's really hard 😣

@kajetus 06 yeees
I'm currently studying it and it's really hard 😣

@Lunalia ok i already know how it is made i seen this type of animation before

@kajetus 06 oh actually it's not really like that
MLP use puppet animation! Not traditional
Basically they have a "puppet" which has been rigged and already drawn, and they have to make it move through logicials
I don't know if it's clear, but you would find more info if you look a bit into it

Model? i though everything is being drawn by hand

Thst was so obvious the first time I saw twilight like that🤣

Ëxøtïç_Jëllïë

Sorta
The did that
But they also changed the hair style
Big Twilight


I mean-<br>you gotta remember that the other creatures also have their OWN kingdoms.

I mean-
you gotta remember that the other creatures also have their OWN kingdoms.

So? If they live there they should be represented. They are like, magical immigrants.

@MetaMyra imo, a good monarchy is the best type of leadership.

@King Sombra Celestia wasn't made ruler through a democratic voting process, and she makes choices on her own (there is no senate or house of representatives ever shown in the show). This is the principle of a dictatorship, regardless of the amount of people she has control over. Stalin didn't control the entire world. I'd say it's purely her decision that she doesn't 'punish' them for not following her, I think if we are speaking on technicalities, Celestia chooses not to interfere with the dragon lands, not that she can't- OR alternatively, the dragon queen is equally as powerful as Celestia and they would go to war if she tried to. The princess can still be a dictator to a small group (which in this case comprises of canterlot, ponyville etc), every pony matters, and one pony not being afforded a democratic choice is one pony under a dictatorship

@MetaMyra but the dragon lands are apart of Equestria and they have their own ruler, what's your point, Ember doesn't need to answer to Celestia if she doesn't want to, neither does Cadence and those are all apart of Equestria. So they didn't need to answer to Celestia, they also don't need to answer to Twilight.

@MetaMyra I'm pretty sure insert name just meant that the other creatures need not to be represented within Equestria, considering each other species have their own kingdoms. Doesn't take the problem of dictatorship of alicorns over ponies away, but still takes away the problem of representation of other species.

dictator

/dɪkˈteɪtə/

noun

a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.

They don't need to rule the entire world to be a dictator. It can just be over a country ie Equestria


when we looked at the future, twilight's mane was all glittery and flowy. This might mean that there isn't really an alicorn cililization, but sparkly alicorn manes just mean they are grown up.

@Juniper Flute Gacha my head canon is any unicorn can have a flowy sparkling mane, they just need bountiful enough magic that it escapes their body and it needs an extra storage so it goes to their manes and tails

Misty had a sparkly mane 😮 , Even after she gave up her beauty ( not saying she is ugly that is a part of the story

The reason why cadance doesn’t have a wavy, magical mane is because she is a crystal princess. Therefore, somehow in the future of The Last Problem she has crystal mane.

I think the sparkly, flowy alicorn manes is representative of them moving the sun and moon.  The sun and moon move constantly in the sky, which is why Celestia’s and Luna’s manes moved constantly.  You can see in the Tirek vs. Twilight episode when Twilight had to move the sun and moon, her mane started flowing when and only when she was moving them.  This is why Cadance doesn’t have a flowy mane


One thing: Twilight was chosen as leader from the previous leader. So, if you wanna be fair, shouldn't twilight be the one to choose the next leader? I myself am suspecting Luster Dawn or Starlight Glimmer, because they're both Twilight's 'prized pupils'. But Starlight  runs the school of friendship. I don't think she'll give that up for the throne of equestria, though if you think again, thats exactly what Twilight did! She gave up her school for that throne. So there's both a check, and a cross in Starlight's case. Although Luster Dawn qualifies. If she is chosen by Twilight, then that would be following in the hoofsteps of her former mentor, Princess Celestia. Why? Because Celestia chose her prized pupil from magic school, and technically Celestia was the one to teach Twilight about friendship, because she was the one who sent her to ponyville in the first place. Twilight was no different from Luster Dawn before she went to ponyville. And in the last episode of season 9, Twilight sang "the magic of friendship grows" in which she was literally pointing out that ponyville is "where the magic happens". So, in the last episode, it was Twilight who taught Luster Dawn about magic, by taking her to ponyville, just like Celestia! So Luster Dawn makes a lot of sense as next in line for ruler of equestria. Only, unfortunately, its not my choice. It's the people's choice.<br>👇👇If u agree

One thing: Twilight was chosen as leader from the previous leader. So, if you wanna be fair, shouldn't twilight be the one to choose the next leader? I myself am suspecting Luster Dawn or Starlight Glimmer, because they're both Twilight's 'prized pupils'. But Starlight  runs the school of friendship. I don't think she'll give that up for the throne of equestria, though if you think again, thats exactly what Twilight did! She gave up her school for that throne. So there's both a check, and a cross in Starlight's case. Although Luster Dawn qualifies. If she is chosen by Twilight, then that would be following in the hoofsteps of her former mentor, Princess Celestia. Why? Because Celestia chose her prized pupil from magic school, and technically Celestia was the one to teach Twilight about friendship, because she was the one who sent her to ponyville in the first place. Twilight was no different from Luster Dawn before she went to ponyville. And in the last episode of season 9, Twilight sang "the magic of friendship grows" in which she was literally pointing out that ponyville is "where the magic happens". So, in the last episode, it was Twilight who taught Luster Dawn about magic, by taking her to ponyville, just like Celestia! So Luster Dawn makes a lot of sense as next in line for ruler of equestria. Only, unfortunately, its not my choice. It's the people's choice.
👇👇If u agree

Well, it boils down if Luster Dawn is actually worthy of being an alicorn, they can't just give wings to anyone who becomes the princess's pupils


“No single creature can represent the whole population”
Me: thinks of changelings

“No single creature can represent the whole population”
Me: *thinks of changelings*

@That autistic bronyActually they are considered a different species they are not ponies. Twilight and all they others are ponies, Alicorn means a pony with horns and wings

well, changelings take the form of any body, but they don't entirely represent it as they are changelings, just with capability of shapeshifting, plus, Thorax is already occupied with his own kingdom

@XxGalaxia_GachaxX omg great idea but they could make a council with every single creature representing.

I’m going to have to agree with sawtooth here, because if the next creachor to role after twilight is Ocellus, that’s still only one creachor ruling Equestria, and one creachor prone to corruption, they need to spread it out so no  creachor gets corrupted!!!!!! we do NOT want Equestria to turn into 2020-2021 our world, do we!?

@XxGalaxia_GachaxX WAIT I JUST COMMENTED THAT-

Changelings don’t exist anymore tho besides chrysalis and she’s evil so

Me wen I see this: <b>starts breathing into paperbag</b>

Me wen I see this: *starts breathing into paperbag*

what about all of their own kingdoms. i mean do you think the yaks would let a changling be in charge? thats is a big NO. i think that allicorns should still reprisent equestria without any one making such a big deal about it

saw thooth is a changling so saw thooth is now the ruler of eqestra

@Leen Al-anzy They put Thorax on the throne as a puppet ruler.

@Han Dittmar didn't you think of sawtooth?😂<br>Just a joke btw

@Han Dittmar didn't you think of sawtooth?😂
Just a joke btw

Is the changeling Kingdom even under twilight's rulership? I'm pretty sure it's not

XxGalaxia_ GachaxX yea like in Hong Kong 🇭🇰

@XxGalaxia_GachaxX thats EXACTLY what the new six is the ones who beat cozy glow? all the species nearly went to war when they went missing from twilight's school the show is obviously grooming them also changlings no they may be able to take the appearence but they cant understand all species that well i mean changlings wwwere usually spotted when taking over the empire cuz they felt off they could properly understand that person they turned into

What if they made a council with every species ruling equestria also deciding everything alongside an alicorn

XxGalaxia_ GachaxX yes! Like the malaysian agong line thingy

Mexico Panama -Creator of Series Blue Honor-

Gamer Girl yeah I’ve actual seen then be a unicorn and earth pony before so they can be everything tho it’s just they may not act like that

My honest though on that was something like...
You do realise how Kingdoms worked in the past right? King/Qween and the council of nobles..
Here she got the Council of Friendship..so ya Twilight is Imperialism and by the looks of it in a good way

@Han Dittmar Sorry, I misread that. Lmfaooo! Im retarded and that's frickin' embarrassing! At least we're on the same page now, no thanks to me.😂😂

Anyway, adding to what you said: the changelings have no understanding of any "United traditions" or anything that involves coming together! Like the hearts warming episode! They had no idea what they were doing!🤣🤣🤣

Aren't all changelings technically Alicorn's?  they have horns and wings, they've used both at the same time as well.

@Irene That was the whole point. Because they can, they lack a crucial experience of being in earth pony by not knowing how it is to not be able to fly.

@Han Dittmar You know changelings can fly, right😅<br>But I see what you're saying and I agree👍

@Han Dittmar You know changelings can fly, right😅
But I see what you're saying and I agree👍

@XxGalaxia_GachaxX Of course, they can't. The outward appearance isn't what matters in the end. For example, a changeling would probably do a bad job in representing earth ponies and unicorns in cases where the ability to fly is important. Why not simply choose a fitting form?

Also, you are right...Changlings can represent every species

Why not make a council? One of each species...they decide who in the council rules Equestria for a few years? XD


“No single creature can represent the whole population”
Me: sad changeling noises

“No single creature can represent the whole population”
Me: *sad changeling noises*

pax chrysalia could be a thing in that case

There is but one he was trying to eat crate law and order it would be no fighting no it’s I was trying to create a society It would be a storm king


"Twilight is a dictator"<br>Me: Well, she is technically a dictator... but she's a monarch and monarch's can't be corrup- Oh yeah, I mean she does have the best interest for the population so I don't see a problem here

"Twilight is a dictator"
Me: Well, she is technically a dictator... but she's a monarch and monarch's can't be corrup- Oh yeah, I mean she does have the best interest for the population so I don't see a problem here


The way Twilight became a princess is perfectly fine with me. Because her wings didn’t just fell out of the sky, she earned it. I believe that becoming an alicorn is something that happens to you when you’re ready to be one of the rulers of Equestria. But I admit it. It’s true that just because you’re an alicorn doesn’t means that you’re good enough to rule or to trust. Cozy glow<br> became an alicorn and she was evil. But I think it It’s HOW you become an alicorn that matters. Cozy glow became an alicorn by tapping into evil magic.That’s why no one trusted her and didn’t let her last long as an alicorn. She didn’t deserve alicorn magic. But Twilight became an alicorn by doing something good like understanding the magic of friendship which is why she was chosen to rule and became an alicorn. And by the way, I didn’t like the way you started out the video. Twilight would never do that or act like that. She is much more nicer than that.😠😠😠

The way Twilight became a princess is perfectly fine with me. Because her wings didn’t just fell out of the sky, she earned it. I believe that becoming an alicorn is something that happens to you when you’re ready to be one of the rulers of Equestria. But I admit it. It’s true that just because you’re an alicorn doesn’t means that you’re good enough to rule or to trust. Cozy glow
 became an alicorn and she was evil. But I think it It’s HOW you become an alicorn that matters. Cozy glow became an alicorn by tapping into evil magic.That’s why no one trusted her and didn’t let her last long as an alicorn. She didn’t deserve alicorn magic. But Twilight became an alicorn by doing something good like understanding the magic of friendship which is why she was chosen to rule and became an alicorn. And by the way, I didn’t like the way you started out the video. Twilight would never do that or act like that. She is much more nicer than that.😠😠😠


Celestia: rules as a monarch for 1000 years
Sawtooth: I sleep

Twilight: Takes over because Celestia and Luna retired
Sawtooth: REAL SH*T?!

Celestia: *rules as a monarch for 1000 years*
Sawtooth: I sleep

Twilight: *Takes over because Celestia and Luna retired*
Sawtooth: REAL SH*T?!


“Well at least Alicorns can't be corrup-”

Nightmare moon: You were saying?

“Well at least Alicorns can't be corrup-”

Nightmare moon: *You were saying?*

@_S_i_b_ she turned into one after she sang "my past is not today"

@-◇_that one friend_☆-•10 years ago kekw

@Shirley Smith But What About Princess Cadence And Flurry Heart? They Can Be Corrupted Too. In FACT............I Would've LOVED To Have Seen THEIR DarkSides Unleashed, What Would THEY Look Like?

@HallowedChromeE dude she's not an alicorn she took the things was i heard and become one but later she become a normal pegasus

Oh so having the night last forever is a crime now? Darn…

@_S_i_b_ the last movie ( when they are people

@Meharunnessa lipi I mean she did when she became a crazy demon creature who wanted to rule everyone??

@_S_i_b_ well, i think they talks about Equestria Girls 1st movie and Equestria Girls Friendship Game
so, in the movie at the end, Sunset Shimmer become an alicorn cause she was wearing the crown of the Elements of Magic. then, that's give Sunset Shimmer the power to fly and use the magic but she didn't still in her demon form.
in Equestria Girls: Friendship Games; for fighting Midnight Sparkle she take the power of friendship of FLutterShy,...etc and becoming an alicorn but still not an alicorn.
that's all ! (sorry if that's not clear but english is not my native language and i still learn)

@diamond _days1 he's not an alicorn tho<br>But he is a corrupted unicorn

@diamond _days1 he's not an alicorn tho
But he is a corrupted unicorn

King sombra: am I a joke to you? (Its a theroy)

Sawtooth waves:Alicorns can't go corrup-,Ehhh.
Daybreaker: Did I hear Right, Sister.
Nightmare Moon: I heard it too,Sister.
Midnight Sparkle:You two finally got Along.
The Evil Sisters:WE HAVEN'T.
Midnight Sparkle:Oh, Please help me.
Sawtooth waves:(*just left in the chat*)
The Corrupted Alicorns:(*Blaming each other And Arguing *).

@Meharunnessa lipi She did turn into one?

Sunset shimmer 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 cries in the corner*

𝕝𝕠𝕥𝕦𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕫!


Just reunite all of the representants of each animals (and they do a meeting like every year/every months, like the Council of Friendship with Twilight Sparkle) :
Ponies = Twilight Sparkle or Cadance if Twilight can't
Dragon - Ember
Changeling = Thorax
Hippogriffia/Seaquestria = Queen Novo
Yak = Prince Rutherford
...etc.
and since theyre like friends, that wouldnt turn into a catastrophy or a war. so, the meeting would consists of doing reflexion about the world and they could help each others to resolve their problems in their country.


For a moment I though princess Twilight was the princess of friendship and in the beginning that was the opposite 🤣🤣🤣


I’m also curious about how exactly the monarchy/diarchy/tetrarchy/whatever works. The title “princess” is used for the sovereign (this isn’t unheard of, look at Liechtenstein). What kinda of monarchy Equestrian is is never stated (I don’t believe anyone refers to it as the “Kingdom of Equestria”, it could easily be a principality), but we run into a problem in the Crystal Empire. With the name, you’d think their head would be an emperor or empress, but they aren’t, it’s ruled by “Princess” Cadance. That would be fine (the ruler of the British “Empire” was a king/queen), but Sombra is referred to as a king, so how does it work? Also, who the heck even is Prince Blueblood? Lauren Faust said he’s Celestia’s great-great-great-something nephew, but who is that ancestor? Is it Luna (unlikely)? Or was there a third Royal Sibling we’ve never seen? The prince title works, though, since the children of princes and princesses are also called princes and princesses.


I love how the question that is often asked is between absolute monarchy and centralized democracy, while what I root for is really just decentralization.
It is centralized government that is incredibly susceptible to corruption due to the massive concentration of power and lack of competing power-structures, and whether your leader's justification for holding said power is votes or divine right changes naught to that.

In an Equestrian sense, that just means doing your best to keep most powers to the cities' leadership and to have many local forces of first responders for the various threats the Principality might face.
AKA just have barons and knights, or ministers and regional guards.


Pretty sure this is more of a queens democratcy. As in what we seen in European governments. The figurehead is born into it but the actual government is based on votes. The figurehead is just that, a symbolic representation of the Royal/Nobel system.


Hi Sawtooth! I know you probably won’t see this but I was watching your video and wanted to throw my own opinion into the ring.

Equestria doesn’t appear to be a dictatorship, but rather a matriarchy. Dictators are like Sombra, a hostile take over where citizens are forced to follow his rule and his law, or else. Twilight, however, was handed the throne by her teacher and teachers sister.

So another way to look at Equestria is as a matriarchy, but the throne is passed down from teacher to student. This could also explain why the princesses ruling Equestria can’t have children. Cadence can, and Flurry Heart likely took over the Crystal Empire or is ruling beside her mother when we see Twilight in the final season, but in Equestria the throne must be handed down to a student of the currently ruling princess. It ensures that the next ruler will be a good one, and will hold the values of Equestria first.

Anyway, sorry for the essay. Just wanted to throw in my thoughts.


I like to think of the alicorn monarchy as a constitutional monarchy, like what Britain has with their Queen and her royal family, where there's a parliament in which the voters vote for their local members and the Prime Minister would basically be the one who truly leads the Equestrian government, therefore making the alicorn princesses merely symbolic figures and whichever bill or law is approved of by the parliament and signed by the Prime Minister, the princess or princesses can simply sign it for their formal approval.

This, to me would be the most fair and democratic way to go about this Equestrian government.


I say that the funny part is the “interview” with Twilight.


Heres some content for you. I have this question bubbling around in my head. Since Alicorns live over 1000 years. Does that mean Twilight will witness her friends' passings? :0


The question for me is:
Does being an alicorn mean you’re automatically a leader/ruler?
(Forgive me, if a , is missing.)


I don't know about you, but i want Starlight Glimmer for a ruler of Equestria.

Παναγιώτης π


Slight issue. Voting can be corrupt too. Example: look in the real world

Exactly. Just think of Cozy Glow, she was highly ranked and appraised at The School of Friendship and you know how that turned out.

@VL R how I understand you, post-soviet bro

@:“Chelsea”: Let's not talk about Minecraft LOL

there is more an issue with the system as a whole. democracy sounds good on paper, so does socialism. in practice its always bad. no perfect solution.

Why then don't use soviets sustem? Or something like this?

Данил Булатов

* look at the USA  [ this is a joke dont be mad ]

Socrates, the Greek philosopher believed that those who vote needed to be educated on politics first. The rulers back then gave him death penalty for “crimes against democracy” for stating this claim...

That isn’t/ wasn’t the Systems falt it was Joe Biden’s falt for cheating, and do we know any creachor in Equestria who would cheat, (feel free to leave a reply if there is one!?!)!?!

I like how this comment thread went from talking about how corrupt voting would be in the pony world to actually arguing about voting in the real world 😂

Yep, my country is ruled by oligarchy and the votes are rigged 😊

@Olivia A. ?? They were making a comment on our government, they never said anything else about other countries, because ya know, not every comment about a country has to involve the other countries too :/

@Ndidia Marketplace  Yes i agree with you

With changelings intervention on results

Yeah like the orange skinned guy who will not be named

People know what they want but they don't always know what's best for them.

@juliet but not juliet Yeah... Hey don't say 'S h u t  u p' That's mean }:(

@《KittiiLavender》 haha imagine not knowing there are more countries than the us 😂

Voting can make evil tho bc the other thats not voted will be.......You know the answer...

Example look at the US 2 parties is soo much better than 1

a better example would be Vladimer "the wide" Putin

@Meralco Ecozone Power I'm not saying anything

hahaha are you referring to DONALD TRUMP THE PRESIDENT THAT I HATE THE MOST

Corruption comes from the right of evil people to determine the fate of others through the power system.  Let us conduct anti-corruption and cult activities to make the democratic system better than it is now.

Let’s anti corrupt, and make democracy more much brighter than now.

I mean, if there’s two bad options I guess.

haha this is idealistic fantasy <b>s h u t   u p and stop ruining our dreams</b>

haha this is idealistic fantasy *s h u t   u p and stop ruining our dreams*


Well, Celestia took Twilight as an apprentice for being a promising young pony with great aptitude for magic, and sent her to learn the "magic of friendship" in ponyville. Sending her to be practically the first line of defense of equestria in case of danger and sending her in friendship quests served to mold her character both as a pony and a leader. She wasn't elected by but she understands the people because in every adventure she met and dealt with all kinds of ponies and creatures, the poor and rich, the hard-working and the lazy, the ponies and the dragons, changelings, hypogriffs and so on.

Celestia prepared Twilight to be a good ruler and in the final episode Twilight has her own apprentice, which is a promising young pony and you get the picture. Twilight was prepared by Celestia to rule Equestria, and she likely will do the same to her apprentice. Every ruler of Equestria seems to be trained since youth to understand and have empathy towards their fellow ponies and creatures, so the chances of a ruler being corrupted is quite low in my opinion. I'd say what happened to Luna was a case apart.

As for representation, yeah, not every creature is represented, but, it's not like anyone's being oppressed under alicorn rule and the prejudice non-ponies suffered when they first came into Equestria was already resolved so, is such representation really necessary? Besides, Equestria is still the land of the ponies after all. The other creatures have their own kingdoms/empires and they all get along very well.


love the monty python reference lmao that’s gotta be my favorite scene.  speaking of, ik this is like a year later but i feel like this really highlights my questions about g5 now.  like aside for zephyr heights it’s very cloudy as to what the political systems are (if there are any) in maretime bay (excepting the sheriff/deputy apparently..) and bridlewood.  like i’m curious??  and i definitely feel like this had something to do with the time between twilight and the new generation


From 0:00 to 1:07 I was laughing my head off.And the way Sawtooth imitated Twilight's voice and when Twilight picked him up and threw him out were the funniest scenes.


I love parodies/references to Monty Pythons The Quest for the Holy Grail. Thank you for blessing thy ears.


I think the way Twilight gets to rule Equestria is like how a king pass his inheritance to his son, a prince. Celestia isn't obviously Twilight's parent, but she is a very close relationship. So that's my theory.

@Shinbouslargeforhead No, that’s a completely baseless theory with zero evidence and not possible. Celestia and Luna had no sisters that could’ve been twilight’s parents, as they would’ve died 900+ years before twilight was born.

wait now that you think of it could Celesita be twilights aunt? and her parents are maybe just lying that she does not have a aunt but still it seems like a very good theroy..

@ming chen it won't turn to Tyranny because alicorns rule for thousands of years and Twilight has proven to not be a tyrant and also knows right from wrong and has thought others the same, Twilight brought more peace then anyone in Equestria history.

Of course. That is called a monarchy with adoptive hereditariness, like it happened with some Roman emperors

I agree, Celestia raised twilight like her own we saw more of those two than we did twilight and her biological mom

@ming chen a republic can turn tyranny as well you know... Russia had a voting system that worked until Putin came along and look how that looks now...

@Christnappa4 I thought the village need to vote one of the candidat hokage plus they need to prove that they were worthy like they can protect village

Just like in Naruto that you mostly get the Hokage title if you were the pupil from a previous Hokage.

@Mohd Ghazali It does. Alicorns represent all three tribes; unicorn, earth, and pegasus. They're the rightful rulers since they are the most powerful.

Yeah, basically being an Alicorn give you the right to the thrones

@Alexandra Adamczyk Prince Blueblood is a distant nephew of Celestia and Luna.

@Ramy But Celestia knows that. And she knows that even if it hurts, she wants to hear it. In the episode where Twilight didn't tell her how bad an actress she was, she was lying to Celestia. When Celestia heard the truth, she was hurt by it but she was more hurt by the fact that Twilight didn't tell her. Someone who is like that would not hide away a child, much less someone who would soon be the heir to the throne, from anyone.

@Yasmin Alves so what? Maybe she decided that she wanted to have a child now. And keeping an important secret  for someone’s sake Can make anyone not tell the truth. Truth isn’t always the answer since sometimes it hurts

@Catherine hmm that’s actually an interesting theory. And it would of made in interesting plot twist. But who would twilight’s father be then? Maybe they would of introduced him as a villain and than twilight reforms him and he gets with Celestia. That could actually be an entire series. I love your theory

That actually makes sense since that’s how Royalty and Not presidency works. Presidents get chosen by the people. While Royalty just passes down from generation to generation until there is no longer a person from this family to rule.

@Yasmin Alves  I simply made a theory thats all

@Catherine Celestia is thousands of years old. Twilight was her student and nothing else. And Twilight's parents are revealed later on in the  series. Celestia believes a lot of telling the truth and she would've told Twilight.

Actually Celestia could really be twilights real mom because idk if u seen the first couple of episodes on Netflix but it does say that Twilight mom and dad was adoptive relationship so celestia could be her real mom

to be fair though, that just makes it monarchy, or dynasty. either way, it can still turn tyranny fast. and let's look at Equestria. can you truly say it isn't a dictatorship society? true, it is not the type of dictatorship we're used to. but anyone who doesn't fall in line gets chase out of town at best, and petrify or banished at worst. not to mention, alicorns are not elected, and not likely able to be impeached, as they hold more power than most of the Equestria combine. adding on the fact, Twilight has dragons, Yaks, Griffins, changelings, and hippogriff on her back and call, any rebellion weather justify or not would quickly be stamped out.

so the mass have no says as to who shall rule, ruler holds absolute power unmatched by any pony and extremely harsh punishment for all none-conformist. that seem to check off most boxes in the dictator check list.

Thats..how it went trough Celestia and Luna stepped out and They Crowned Twilight before to replace them..<br>There is absolutely no reason to claim Twilight is a dictator outside of a bad joke..

Thats..how it went trough Celestia and Luna stepped out and They Crowned Twilight before to replace them..
There is absolutely no reason to claim Twilight is a dictator outside of a bad joke..


Gatekeepers upon whom she deemed "friendly" for her friendship cult to enter Canterlot after the first G5 issue certainly  became a major factor that led to the destruction of Equestria and her "legacy" in my opinion.


Saw: subtly throws in hints that they have a crush on Gallus throughout this entire video

Me, a Discord member who has known about this crush since joining the Discord: laughing as if Pinkie Pie just told a really funny joke

Saw: *subtly throws in hints that they have a crush on Gallus throughout this entire video*

Me, a Discord member who has known about this crush since joining the Discord: *laughing as if Pinkie Pie just told a really funny joke*


The more you look at the leaders of equestria the more you see how it works and really, since the current princess chooses the next leader through proving themselves worthy through actions and not words it gives the the people of equestria a leader that they can be sure has their best interests at heart. Plus it was never said that other creatures couldn’t rule in this new society they could just as easily do so if chosen.


did you think that if someone lost an election he or she would want to get revenge on Equestria


Let me explain. Think about it this way:
-Twilight Sparkle becomes Princess because she discovered new magic. When you are a princess you get the prize of becoming an alicorn.
-Cadence reverts the spell as a pegasus.
-Flurry Heart is a princess just because her parents are the king ad the queen of the crystal empire. If she was born a earth pony/pegasi/unicorn she still would be a princess.

So, if you are another creature and you do something good, you become a princess but you dont become an alicorn cause you are another creature. But wait, I just have  more-
Remember Twilight's transformation? That was the power from her own heart making her an alicorn. So Celestia didnt use her magic. And that means... if you are another creature and you do something worthy of becoming an alicorn, the power in your heart turns you into something powerful depending on your race.

EDIT: Omg, thank you for the likes!
And yeah, Thorax shared his love and he became the prince of the changeling kingdom!

EDIT 2: Oh and I forgot to talk about something. The Dragons choose their leader differently, so they dont  get chosen by that power thing-

The dragons basically is a Patriarch

The strongest become leader

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@Calamitus I really wish Sunset was princess,but sunset friends are in the human world

Shouldn't Sunset be a princess because she did bring new magic to Canterlot? And also technically she should rule. I would love see her take the place of Luna so it's opposite now, but Sunset is first. But yet we have Twilight. I love Twilight and all but I feel for Sunset.

@Abcde Xyz yes she finished Star Swirls spell but she as an individual has grown. Her completing the spell was a "milestone for her". Like Spark Bow said it was her inner heart that transformed her. Once she finished the spell it aloud her to evolve into an Alicorn because of her friendship with her friends and the Elements of Harmony and her magic allowed her to transform. Do you see the connection?  Her cutie mark is magic, her elements is magic, finishing the spell with magic, her friendship with her friends, and their elements. "Princess of Friendship" my little pony logic.

Create & Chill with Jess <br>That’s amazing tbh- sounds so inspiring. 💕

Create & Chill with Jess
That’s amazing tbh- sounds so inspiring. 💕

@Shirin R she was a pegasus. And it said so in the book "Twilight and crystal heart something i forgot-

Where did you get the information, that Cadence was an earth pony?!

@Create & Chill with Jess elements breathe

@Mahi Noor

My headcanon is that before Thorax, only the queen could reproduce. She had complete control, and took much of the love for herself. She's a manipulative villain who wouldn't care if her subjects were starving if it meant she'd stay in power. It would actually benefit her if they were starving, because then they'd do whatever she wanted if she offered food. But after Thorax, because they now share love and aren't constantly starving, any changeling can reproduce.

@Rekha DS They are not cause we saw Ocellus' (or whatever the Young 6 changeling's name was)  parents in 2 episodes. The first being the one with the Young 6 trying to restore the tree of harmony and the second one being The Best Gift Ever.

@Rekha DS then how do they give birth and reproduce?😝🤣

I can't believe I read that all...but yeah you made some good points👌👍

@Abcde Xyz

But during the transformation scene, we clearly see a purple magic aura coming from her heart, not her horn. Meaning raw magical power alone isn't enough to become a powerful version of yourself, at least not through the normal method. You'd have to use Grogar's bell to circumvent that.

Cozy glow only turned into a alicorn because she took gorgars magic

SparkBow i think that which can be queen chrysalis who was fed on love and that’s why took it

Princess Flurry Heart you are a mystery i mean the real pony you not like my sister luna and me

She saved the world multiple times.. she would be elected anyway, So many joined her cause at the end of this show.

@Neri She is still the descendant of Queen Amore though. Either that or the reincarnation. I forget which. But the Crystal Empire is her birth right.

@Changeling King Cocoon No that's wrong! Cadence is not the descendant of Queen Amore. She was found as a filly pegasus in the Everfree Forest by some ponies who adopted her. And later she reverted a spell cast by a witch.

@Noire Technically, Twilight didn't f-ck up the spell. It was Starswirl who f-cked up the spell. Twilight just didn't realize how f-cked the spell was. But she then was able to unf-ck the the f-cked spell.

And that's how you can curse all you want and keep it SFW.

@Abcde Xyz She didn't "finish" Starswirl's spell per se, she "fixed" it.

Also, Cadance doesn't rule the Crystal Empire because she's an alicorn. She's the Crystal Princess because she's the descendant of Queen Amore, the original ruler of the Crystal Empire before Sombra killed her.

Also, Flurry Heart could've been a bat pony and still have been princess (and now I can't help but picture a bat pony alicorn Flurry Heart...I NEED FAN ART!!!).

Abcde Xyz well, yes and no. It’s true she tried to finish it bc celestia wanted to see how strong she is, but the REASON she properly finished it was bc she fucked up the first time and caused her friends misery. So she finished it bc of her love for her friends, not bc of her magical talent (Altho that is a part of it)

@ʚ Pinkie Dash ɞ 😇💖 I have drawn it myself by using a base, but sadly I cant find the base anymore.

@Coral Plays nah, just the work of some random guy on the internet.

So, should Thorax be the new princess?  <br>Noice.

So, should Thorax be the new princess?
Noice.

If you think about it, all the rulers from other species look way more powerful than the avarage, plus we've seen Thorax's transformation first-hand when he became the leader of the Changelings. So I think it's safe to assume that, yes, all species suffer a major transformation when they become rulers.

This makes more sense to me hmmmmmm............. Power in your heart oh yes  well twilight got to be an alicorn  by finishing star swerls spell sooooo I don't know?

I agree, its just like how Thorax shows to share love and became the new leader they needed

"...the Power in your heart turns you into ~something powerful~ depending on your race"    > So -Steve Thorax is a PonyBug ChangeDling Princess.

  Headcannon Accepted.

_"...the Power in your heart turns you into ~something powerful~ depending on your race"_    -> So -Steve- _Thorax_ is a -PonyBug- ChangeDling Princess.

  Headcannon Accepted.


What I want to talk about is the inherent sexism of the Alicorn system. Doesn’t it seem strange to anyone that all three protégés picked to be Alicorns eventually (Candace, Twilight, and probably Sunset later) were all females? And that Shining Armor, the husband and father of Alicorns, wasn’t made one himself so that he could be immortal too? I mean, he was an integral part of defeating Chrysalis, and his power shares love with Candace. Isn’t that important? Or is Candace just fine with letting him die?

I’m not saying that it’s purposeful that no males get to have a role in ruling Equestria, but it certainly does seem odd that none have ever even been given the chance to become a protege or prove themself worthy. Just saying, I’d like some variety.

Also isn't it good that the main rulers are girls <b>for once?</b> It's rare that we see female rulers in children's shows.

Also isn't it good that the main rulers are girls *for once?* It's rare that we see female rulers in children's shows.

Maybe it's similar to a genetic thing. Like how only certain biological genders can get certain genetic conditions.


Somehow I highly doubt that if a powerful dictator got a hold of Equestria's throne, that he/she would step down if voted out. For example, I don't think King Sombra would have honored a vote from the Crystal Ponies.


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This joke may be the best one yet😂👍


Ok, I agree with most of what you said, save for two things. One, you literally forgot to explain how Twilight was a dictator. Yeah how she became a princess is a bit……concerning, but she’s made zero orders country wise for the entire show. If you had pointed out something Twilight herself had done that was like a dictator, then I’d agree with you, but you didn’t, so it’s kinda clickbait. Two, literally everything to do with democracy can be countered by looking at 2020. Do you really think Equestria can handle something like 2020 as they are? Sure, eventually it’d be an alright idea, but not for a long, long time. We’ve been doing it for a while, and we can barely handle it most of the time.

Ok, I agree with most of what you said, save for two things. One, you literally forgot to explain *how* Twilight was a dictator. Yeah how she became a princess is a bit……concerning, but she’s made zero orders country wise for the entire show. If you had pointed out something Twilight herself had done that was like a dictator, then I’d agree with you, but you didn’t, so it’s kinda clickbait. Two, literally everything to do with democracy can be countered by looking at 2020. Do you really think Equestria can handle something like 2020 as they are? Sure, _eventually_ it’d be an alright idea, but not for a long, *long* time. We’ve been doing it for a while, and we can barely handle it most of the time.


I know this is late, but something's always been bugging me and I haven't actually seen any theories yet about it. How did twilight's magic change color through the series, and why did it happen?


“Come and see the violence inherent in the system..help! Help! I’m being repressed!”

-sawtooth waves 2020


Can I just say I never understood how twilight was eligible for becoming a princess she literally wouldn’t have gotten anywhere without her friends honestly throw away the whole system 😭


Omg, I really like a Monty Python reference at the beginning of the video.

Настя Курзенкова


King discord and queen fluttershy problem solved. Beauty and the beast lol

💀💀💀 LMAO, Who else remembers bride of discord series 😂

💀💀💀 LMAO, Who else remembers bride of discord series 😂

@MamaDuchess what.. they are just friends

@MamaDuchess what.. they are just friends

I feel like it’s pedophilla, cause discord is like very very old-

@MamaDuchess what the hell is wrong with you?!

@MamaDuchess what the hell is wrong with you?!

Omg I actually think that could work, discord is the most powerful (I think) so he can solve about all problems, fluttershy can be at his side to make sure he doesn’t bring the world to chaos, and there can be other rulers like Thorax to rule the changelings, or queen Novo for the hippogrifs.

HES LITERALLY LIKE HER UNCLE THAT SHIP IS SO WEIRD IDK HOW YALL MEAN THIS SERIOUSLY

I hate this comment but at the same time I love it

I hate this comment but at the same time I love it

@Funtime Freddy and hand puppet Bon bon And the <b>lord of chaos</b>

@Funtime Freddy and hand puppet Bon bon And the *lord of chaos*

@Ash how did I just get nostalgia from a comment?..

@Ash how did I just get nostalgia from a comment?..

Beauty and the beast song a song a song beauty and the-

Ok oof

The Channel Of Series Revival and Organized Chaos

Yes.  She's kind enough to do it even better :).  I'm still not sure about Discord and Fluttershy though.  I mean, is Fluttershy the equivalent of a furry because she is attracted to Discord?  One day, Fluttershy will pass and then Discord would be the only remaining ruler of Equestria.  That... doesn't sound ideal.  Hm, maybe this isn't such a good idea.

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Yes please great idea 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ yay!

Yes please great idea 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ yay!

😂 discord could rule to represent everyone and fluttershy could make sure he didnt do anything stupid

Discord keeps the fun and fluttershy makes sure things are in order

@ASkyrixDragon! Yap me too but i respect it tho.

@ASkyrixDragon! Yap me too but i respect it tho.

@Turtlez fluttershy has a little evil in her?!  Probably because of flutterbat

Hmm discord as king.....  U want the ponies to ya know
U : Fluttershy will help
Well does fluttershy wants to rule and know how to lead?

@BasikGirl draconaquesne and Pegasus or draconaquesne and batpony

Discord may be a beauty, but I wouldn't call Fluttershy a beast.

@ASkyrixDragon! Yap no need be so vocal if you read my reply it was a question

@ASkyrixDragon! Yap aren't they literally canon

@ASkyrixDragon! Yap aren't they literally canon

@Rana Abdul Aziz if ur grammar wasn’t screwed up u would deserve more likes

What would there baby look like I am weirder out buy this

Don't give the fan fictionist/R34 artists any ideas

Don't give the fan fictionist/R34 artists any ideas

I see them as more of a sister and brother relationship.

Yass I want queen fluttershy and king discord hahaha X3

Yass I want queen fluttershy and king discord hahaha X3

Is it gast me or did eny one here when angil was fluttershy he sed IM fLuYYERSHy IM So ShY I WANnA MARRY FISCORD thats what he sed lol

@нσятєиѕια yea! :)

@нσятєиѕια yea! :)

@Fizzy Rin and maybe that's why discord depends on fluttershy a lot in the mlp episodes

@нσятєиѕια lmao

@нσятєиѕια lmao

Imagine if discord was actually a pony turned into a.. Whatever that animal is, because he didn't help an old lady :P

I think the real royal rule, not chaotic, for Discord will seem too boring, ph

Don’t vote for twilight vote for sawtooth waves

Don’t vote for twilight vote for sawtooth waves

I agree with that statement BUT Fluttershy goes along great with all creature because of her love of diff animals. So NO,u dont need a diff queen.

Ur right. Fluttershy holds Discord back... basically. And Discord can help balance harmony and chaos. Discord will also help Fluttershy become more confident and talk out of HER mind. King Discord and Queen Fluttershy sounds good. Instead of Fluttercord.

@MamaDuchess flutter cord is cannon now tho

@MamaDuchess flutter cord is cannon now tho

@Big Boss how the heck are you a king bruh

@Big Boss how the heck are you a king bruh

Yes discord was the king and Fluttershy the queen discord couldn’t do anything bad because she would be the Queen and she can call him down and stuff

King Sombra and Queen chrysalis ftw! (Reformed of course)

@Linux Yap How (sorry if i sound rude im just wondering why not)

Yeah your right, they are so cute like belle and pribce adam

WAIT FOR ME! Ah, I’ll wait for the next one I guess..

WAIT FOR ME! Ah, I’ll wait for the next one I guess..

This makes sense, since he IS the best alicorn

This makes sense, since he IS the best alicorn

Crystal Lite you are so right ! <br>But if that were to happen Equestria would be TOTAL caos

Crystal Lite you are so right !
But if that were to happen Equestria would be TOTAL caos

Omg flutter shy and discord are perfect for each other

Omg flutter shy and discord are perfect for each other

King of chaos: Discord
Queen of Chaos: FlutterShy
Princess of chaos: Chaos Fate
uwuwuwuw

Who is Chaos Fate
https://youtu.be/2LJbIbFQC3w

Then you will love "the bride of discord" and "tge daughter of discord"

Fluttercord is the only reason why i watch MLP 🤣💕 this ship makes the Most Sense in MLP and it's adorable 💕😊

Bride of discord. Look it up on youtube, its awesome!!

Bride of discord. Look it up on youtube, its awesome!!

Well, no. Actually I'm already a king, but Fluttershy don't want to rule a ponies. She likes only be with pets. Need other queen.


Why only one leader? Make a representative for each group and have that group work together for the good of everyone! Plus, having a bunch of leaders stops one person from having complete control! Also, not everyone would vote for the best option. Take 2016 US for example lol


You got my vote, Sawtooth! Mine too! Mine too! Mine too! Mine too! Mine too! (Three hours later...) MiNe ToO (no seriously! If Equestria were a democracy, I’d vote for you if you ran!) 🗳


Idea: Do as the RainWings do.

If any creature thinks they can be a better ruler, they challenge the current Queen/Princess/King/Prince for their throne. A series of trials would be held to see if the said creature was better at ruling and if they were, they would get to take the place on the throne. However, there would be problems with this as the defeated could simply challenge the throne again.


ok i know this was posted a long time ago but personally i think that there should be no votes cause if there is a good alicorn leader than the only reason they would choose another specific leader is cause they can see their heart and know how they will lead equestria "sorry for spelling mistakes"


I mean, technically Twilight isn’t ruler of the entirety of Equestria. Every other creature has their own ruler, with their own rules and laws, completely uninfluenced by Twilight’s rule over ponies.

"Uninfluenced by twilight's rule over ponies"
Ember and thorax who became rulers with the help of twilight's friends: *intense sweating*

"Uninfluenced by twilight's rule over ponies"
Ember and thorax who became rulers with the help of twilight's friends: **intense sweating**

"completely uninfluenced by Twilight" That's a lie. Did you forget said other rulers. Ember had outside help from Equestria to secure her title of dragon lord. A coup took place with the changelings and Thorax with no experience in leadership was put in charge. The griffins are in a state of decline/anarchy with no sense of government body. The hippogriffs lost their power when they were conquered by the storm king and had to be saved by Equestria. Yakyakistan still has their leader but they are trapped because of Equestria puppet/buffer state of the Cristal Empire. What else? The buffalos are tribal and The Kirin are basically a city state.

@Ian Landers The griffins are in a state of anarchy and Ember was able to get the title of dragonlord thanks to outside help from Equestria.

She's the ruler of all of equestria. What I think a lot of people forget is that equestria is only a country, not the entire world.

@jane Technically it is a Principality, in that it is ruled by a prince/princess. But that is semantics, as Equestria is clearly built as a Constitutional Monarchy.

@dragonheck Punctuation guy, do you speak it?

i think equestria is more British monarchy with more power given to the monarch but with parliment having a significant sway over decisions after all it wasnt Celestia who wrote all those evil things about her sister if we are going for good sis Celestia  and not the other kind  that means that while an alicorn rules its less of an actual government position and more of a military one after all who would declare open warfare on a being that can bring down the sun or moon on your armies of course as we have seen thats not really the case but its the implied power plus an alicorn represents pony unity just as a griffin king represents griffin pride or the Dragon Lord being dragon's strength its image ad while Equestrie does have multiple races it is still Equstria or as some call it pony land

Equetria is not their world. That is the ponylands.

She is the ruler over Equestria. But not over places like the Dragonlands or the Griffin kingdom. They're separate countries.


I love how they fail to tell that all alicorns are something


I like how you totally forget the fact that the princesses get to choose the next ruler


I have to say, as my MLP OC, Starry Cake (Aka Silvermoon (Demonic self)), who is an Alicorn, I COMPLETLY agree with this. Just because he was born as a male Alicorn doesn't mean he's automatically Royalty.  He shouldn't hide who he is either. And yet, with his back story, he does (He didn't want to rule, but neither "outshine" the other Alicorns, just because he's different...). I loved the beginning of this video, and so far ever video.


It...depends on the leader aim. Sometimes one leader focus on economy while the other focus on military.
Example:If the leader that focus on economy get elected,over time he/she will maybe be a dictator.
Like you said saw tooth they could in the other election can choose someone else,but that will have to wait for a few years.
So the leader might destroy the country or you know how the German work (WW1 and WW2)


The parody got me replaying it over and over


My Changling mlp Character: "well hes got my vote"


From what I have seen they act more like a horse herd. Those who are strong and can defend is lead horse of the herd. And the herd can be a mix batch. Look at the example. the unicorns were wasting their powers every day when they have  to raise the sun and moon every day and Luna and Celestia basically did that. They protected the unicorns which is why they followed them. The other tribes seem to follow seeing how they can lead and how they are different. Then lets look at Candance. She became an alicorn by protecting her home and able to spread love within and she was able to power up the crystal heart. In this she shows that she can protect the ponies thus they follow her. With that set, Twilight worked hard in relationships from the start. She went against her own Neighsay mostly to put a school in for the other races and invited them in. and at the finale you can clearly see how her hard work paid off. I think this is why want to follow her.

Now that is to say the races are following her. But I think that is wrong in itself. She is respenting the ponies. For there are other leaders of other races. And I wouldn't be surprise about there being a grand council to help rule the land where if one steps out of bounds they can over turn. Here each race learns how to work together. Like griffions are guards in the royal canterlot palace or vice versa with ponies in griffion stone. So really its a herd based mentally they follow whoever can protect them and keep them safe.


I mean that's monarchy for you. Also implementing the democratic system in countries that were led by monarchs for generations was a bloody, or even more corrupt process. Ending often with even worse Dictatorships also who would write the rules, taking they are the hegemony of Equestria


I feel like a democracy is too much of a change from their monarchy. How about a constitutional monarchy instead? That seems like the fairest compromise, since we can get our non-pony and pony representatives who can serve as a check to Twilight as the monarch

@F Yes, never know when you will be banished from this dimension, planet etc or otherwise unavailable.

@fu40000 well, since alicorns are practically immortal, do you really need an heir?

I think you mean republic, not democracy. The UK, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands etc. are all constitutional monarchies, but they're also all democracies. However, they are not republics. A republic is the opposite of a monarchy, but just as a republic isn't necessarily democratic, a monarchy isn't necessarily undemocratic, either.

Virgil facepalming is a mood  That does seem like a better compromise, even in the real world direct democracies can be a disaster not even the US is a direct democracy and it still doesn’t pan out that well sometimes 🤔 The beauty of monarchies is that lines of succession is more clear and you can properly train your future rulers sadly most monarchies tend to ignore that part and you can wind up with a real stupid or mad ruler😑

Virgil facepalming is a mood  I like this idea ☺ a lot


Why is this video so funny?! Thanks for making my day 💕.


While it sounds like a good idea, having a democracy would likely ruin what equestrian has become, a world of harmony. Everyone (by the end of FIM) is pretty much together and peaceful with one another. What assists in this is the fact that they have their one common ruler who they know has their best interests at heart. We saw in the final episodes how equestria was when everyone was starting to turn their back on each other and that type of lifestyle could be reinstated if a democratic government is in place. The citizens (like in our world) would eventually divided and fight between their selected candidates. And it wouldn’t matter if the ponies would have the option to vote out an evil tyrant rather than not like with king sombra because either way there’s going to be someone to save the day like the main 6 always did. My point is that a democracy would just be useless in the sense that not only would it be a huge adjustment for the country, but the reasoning behind having it isn’t even completely justified.


I think you'd have to make a lot of nuance for this. As it stands, Equestria is mostly populated by ponies- and, in pony culture, it is seen that Alicorns are the best fit person to be a ruler, regardless of anything else. Simply being an Alicorn would probably get the vast majority of pony votes- and as an extention, many non-pony votes as well- due to the cultural bias.

I won't pretend i know much about government, but this is my two cents.


“definitely an earth pony”<br>seems legit, i’d totally vote for him.

“definitely an earth pony”
seems legit, i’d totally vote for him.

@Jennifer Smith Yeah, but lying about it does prompt people to ask very resonable questions of "Does he have something to hide?" or "Did he imperaonate someone and denies being a changeling to disspell even the possibility he did that?". There is no way all changelings are reformed and the population would be wise to make note of those of them who exibit suspicious behaviour.

CHANGELINGS TAKE OVER EQUESTRIA! I mean. Reformed changelings take over equestria.....


doing it by vote would probably be a bad idea since celestia chose twilight to be the ruler because she knew she was capable of doing so. if another regular pony/or other creature becomes ruler they might not have enough magic or is able to keep up for it. since alicorns have more magic than any regular pony it would be much harder for a regular pony to rule equestria. sure some ponies are strong in magic but their capability might not be able to pass it on to other ponies. (which might lead to having no more ruler) and alicorns live longer than ponies so if a pony  rules they wont live for very long or long enough to find a new leader, making alicorns the only one able to rule properly. if there where more alicorns maybe there could be an option to vote. but celestia, luna, candice, flurry heart and twillight are the only alicorns (as far as i watched). if there where more alicorns it would be easier to vote between them

idk if that made any sense


Welp it came true. Twilight centralized control of all magic to stop it from being misused by other ponies against each other and then her Friendship "utopia" crumbles and entire nation ends up poor, miserable, cultureless, AND divided.


i just now realised the beginning scene is from monty python


In order to become ruler of equestria, you must have the following:

—be powerful enough to defend your subjects
—have a good heart
—has equestria's best interest at heart
—good leadership skills
—able to get through complications, hardships, harsh circumstances and problems

you dont have to be an alicorn to rule. you just have to be powerful enough to defend when last chance comes down to the ruler. that is mostly alicorns because they have the most powerful magic. but nobody really just votes. it automatically is obvious because the ruler should be everything mentioned above. equestria isn't a monarchy, democracy, dictatorship or dynasty. it is its own. the creator's creative fantasy.

not to mention, the tree of harmony (or whatever it may be) keeps equestria and all kingdoms beyond on track. so basically whoever the tree doesnt agree with is definitely not the ruler to have of the kingdom who holds the most powerful magic in the whole mlp world. i mean it literally is the element of harmony itself. harmony which only seeks for peace between all kingdoms.

this is why the ruler of equestria is the best pony to choose who shall rule next because they already were fit for the role and are obviously has good intentions. why need to do a democratic vote when the leader who is already in charge isnt corrupt? why risk letting other creatures who everyone doesn't even know what kind of personlities each individual has to choose the next leader? not everyone has great judgement. when equestria falls apart due to a bad leader, it'll always come back to peace and harmony in the end. somepony will have to rule.

so celestia and luna (the previous rulers of equestria) were the right ponies to choose who equestria should have as a ruler next. i mean isnt it obvious? twilight has the magic the element of harmony helps her with. the magic of friendship.
the next ruler after twilight and her friends isn't there yet. when they see that pony, twilight will definitely step down and give her crown to that pony. for now, there is no one who is fit just yet. one day, there'll be one. there is no system here. it's about seeing who is.