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After receiving a letter about Democracy from Twilight, Princess Celestia decides that she needs to destroy this idea before a revolt starts up.
This one was also just a ton of fun to write!
>>335342 To say that Hitler cared or didn't care about the German people is one of the most monstrous oversimplifications I could ever concieve, right up there with saying that nuclear fission involves things breaking. It is fully accurate to say that Hitler identified himself with the German people and vice-versa... in other words: when he succeeded, that meant the German people succeeded and when he failed that meant the German people had failed. The logical conclusion to this view came about in the final months of the war in the form of the so called "Nero Decree". When Albert Speer, who was responsible for carrying out the decree, pointed out that it would mean the utter death of all the Germans, Hitler replied that because Germany had lost the war it had lost the right to live. Fortunately for Germany, Speer didn't accept that line of reasoning and simply didn't carry out the order without ever telling Hitler until it was already to late for Hitler to do anything about it.
In the end, the best two things I could say about Adolph Hitler is that he was okay at landscape art* and that he killed Hitler.
*But not when it came to drawing people. I'm willing to bet it there was some kind of mental block responsible for that...
"how everypony expresses their opinion is through a ballet system where"
"through a ballet system where"
"ballet system"
"ballet"
I think you mean "ballot"
"I just read hear that sometimes representatives are chosen to represent a group's opinion."
"I just read hear"
>>"I just read here"
Anyway, very humorous. +1 
for you.
And then the assassins raise to stop Celestia from using mind erasing powder for her selfish ways!
"We are free to follow our path, there are those who will take that freedom from us. Too many of you gladly give it. But it is our ability to choose, whatever you think is true, that makes us hu-ponies. There is no no book or teacher to give you the answers, show you the path. Choose your own way. Do not follow me...or anyone else."
- Ezio Auditore
(Yea...I had to bring that up, it just lingered in my mind as I read the ending).
Very funny.
You know, it's odd. Simple, good fics are often the most difficult to comment on because there's so little to say: it's a good fic, and it was pleasant to read. I mean, with most, there are at least flagrant grammar errors or poor characterizations, but this was very simple (in a good way) and funny.
Good work, man. 
This was a fun story. It vaguely reminds me of a number of short comics I've read where Celestia does this sort of thing. Anyway a very enjoyable short story, I enjoyed the format and how Celestia tried to take Twilight's mind off democracy. Then she's at the fire "Burn, burn the evidence. Burn it all in cleansing flame."
A funny thing would be if Twilight went home and goes to write in her diary. In said diary is a message to herself about what Celestia did. Twilight is then directed to a cache of books. Exact Copies Twilight had Hoof printed over the days/weeks of these letters correspondence. Just a fun Idea if anyone wanted to write a Revolution story involving Twilight.
This was short but brilliantly written! What really won me over was the changing of how they addressed each other as the conversation went on. From faithful student, to student, to just Twilight Sparkle, and the same sort with Celestia happening was absolutely perfect. Thanks for sharing this hilarious story with us!
The God Particle had a debate with Twilight and the main character about the very subject. I liked this story even though its pretty silly. Celestia is a benevolent ruler. Nothing is done to be cruel or deprives citizens of their freedom. I believe in the comments up there somepony mentioned that its really just our world's elected who are prone to such corruption.
Hm... I can readily accept the notion that Celestia's rule is better for Equestria than democracy because ponies are not human and especially because Celestia is not human. Benevolent dictatorship works when you've got a dictator who is both genuinely benevolent and who is either immortal or has a method of ensuring benevolent successors, both of which apply to Celestia but not so much to leaders on Earth.
But I don't think it'd be appropriate, in that situation, for Celestia to maintain her rule by outright suppressing knowledge of the alternatives. If her rule truly is better than the alternatives it would be in everypony's best interests (including hers) for the details of those alternatives to be well known. The basic concept of democracy is easy to come up with but its flaws are less obvious, so ponies will be more likely to attempt a clumsy implementation of it if they're kept in ignorance.
At the very least I don't see Celestia using brute force mind-wiping and book-burning on her own most faithful student like this. She should have faith that good and wise ponies like Twilight would understand when given complete information. If she instead fears them getting complete information it suggests that Celestia herself may not believe that she's really best for Equestria.
Or perhaps I'm overanalyzing a story with the comedy tag. :)
Exactly what I was thinking. No matter how faithful a student Twilight is I can still imagine alarm bells going off in her mind the moment Celestia requested that she bring all documentary evidence along with her - especially given that she knows Celestia has manipulated the historical record before regarding Nightmare Moon and the Elements of Harmony.
However, I don't think Twilight is the revolutionary sort. I think more likely she'd do to Celestia what she does best - lecture her.
As my dad has always said -
The greatest form of government is a Benevolent Dictatorship. The one in charge works to keep everything fair, and quickly and efficiently eliminates corruption. There's no red tape to get in the way of improving the country to it's fullest, and is able to immediately tackle issues that come up. Less time is spent jockeying for political position, and more on doing their jobs.
The only problem, is we've never found the right dictator. Or we have, and the next in line screws everything up.
To quote Theodore Rosevelt: "Democracy is the worst kind of government, except for all the others."
And Twilight, if you'd like to see whats so bad about Democracy... you wouldn't happen to have a book about a country named the "United States" would you? If so, skip to around it's 200 years of exsisting mark.
Haha XD @ the ending. Good story! I'd go into it's greatness more, but sleep calls to me at this late hour.
>>336544 Ha, given the current state of things here in the us (and we all know how badly obama has done >.>) i'm all for celestia's method, could be a actual "good" change 
also, list of bad things, imo, that our government has brought forth in recent years... obama, acta, pipa, sopa... need i continue? (last 3 of those are the worst imo as they are literally trying to run us into the dirt >.<)
>>336511 alcourse Celestia's right for Equestia. can you blame her trying to prevent Twilight making another huge mistake?! now, nothing against our goverment, i don't believe that corrupt nonsense (those conspereity stuff anyway) but the worse problem is that they do little to nothing of actselly forfilling what we need, like, our ecomony is still a mess and they yet have said it's gonna improoved, and let's remember they tried to force feed SOPA on us. Equestia is better off with a kingship (uh, Princessship?) with the sun and moon goddesses then a bunch of self-arguing polictical donkeys that'll surely ruin Equestia's Ecomony, get into wars with other nations for whatever reason, and force-feed the cizisens with laws they don't like. now, i like to think Celestia and Luna are abit of a mix of Democrat and monarch: Celestia is and will be considerate on what laws ponies will like or don't like, and based on her on her being a resonable type, has possably made Equestia on good blessings with other nations, whether pony nation or non pony nation, and will propbuly (in my head canon) have a wrothy selection of Council Ponies and/or Political advisers. you see, i like to say that Equestia already has polotics: just differnet cause Celestia is a good divine force of nature, and not a corruptable mortal, cause she will think for her ponies, not for herself or or what a congress will think what's better for them. sure, Equestia will only know 2 exclusive leaders: two teller then them pony leaders with powers over the sun and moon, but at least they're gonna be good only known leaders. okay, Luna did went alittle crazy with that, Nightmare Moon Fiasco, but at least we know she regrets it. also, all the policitcal madness will propbuly end up bring Discord back, i mean, isn't he fueled by all things neitive, and just think what will happen if ponies start to become miserable because of a bad ecomony or cause of some war or other policitcal issues, and it'll be hard to get rid of him, cause the misery will still be there to bring him back.
see? there's no corrupt monarch involve: just a case of preventive medisine to a seemingly good idea that'll turn sour sooner or later and end up bring an evil force apawn them.
understand?
"And when things fall apart and the lights of civilization dim, Ezio Auditore can stand above the darkness and say proudly, "I stayed true to my creed."
-Prince Ahmet.
That is were your freedoms will take you, to ruin.
Ponykind cries out for order, for guidance, and we will give them that guidance.
Good day.
>>336977 I was speaking more or less on the fact that twilight's words imply she only has books written by ponies, which I'm assuming means no griffon or any other races books. I would think that if anyone would have other races books it would be twilight so again one could assume the lack of diversity is due to some sort of censorship (or prejudice)
Any form of government where one person, no matter how perfect, rules over all will always lead to disaster, celestia's comments about democracy may be correct for humans, but these are PONIES we are talking about...the only problem I see is if discord comes back
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
xD This was very enjoyable! That being said while democracy would work, I don't think it is as good of an idea of the Princesses being in charge. It's a little scary to have them in charge of everything, or at least the big issues, since some probably fall to their nobles, but they are extremely knowledgeable since they have been around for so long, and are the symbols of Equestria. They conduct the rise and fall of the sun and moon, are the most fit for power, and, if they do become corrupted, as in Luna's case, they have the Elements of Harmony. Which, now, belongs to a third party and can be used on Celestia as well now. While maybe electing representatives to have the same influence as nobles, which, may be in use but we don't know, is reasonable and perhaps a good compromise, it would be hard NOT to have a giant alicorn who has otherworldly power to take the stage.
(Plus ponies might fear change too much- or fear the alicorns too much- to vote for anyone besides themselves.)
This story is very funny though, and brings up a good point! C:
>>337117 let me justifiy that: i think that, based on Gilda's behavor, followed by Iron Will's rudeness and greed, is that the non-pony races are weither not ready to distribute trade of books or anything else to the pony races, or just think ponies are useless creatures not yet wroth their time, though at least either kind enough or respect Celestia and Luna too greatly to otherwise enslave the ponies.
i stand by this statement as well my previous that it's because the non-pony races think that they ether think they're better then the ponies or have yet to deside to share their trade of anything to them.
Was expecting some sort of long-winded Queen-Anne-era essay on the Rights of Ponies...
Eh,having the ability of finding gems didn't stop Rarity to become a designer/fashionista like she wanted.she could be a geologist or a jeweler but nope,she wanted to be a designer and she's a designer.And Fluttershy despite being a pegasus,she still does what she wants in the end helping the animals.What about Rainbow Dash? she loves speed,she wants to be a Wonderbolt but she ends up moving clouds (and doing nothing in general) because she's dropout and doesn't like rules.And Cheerilee? she has a flower cutie mark yet she became a teacher like she wanted.
So having a cutie mark doesn't mean you are destined to fulfil that one role or only just one role.
And Big Mac shouldn't really be questioning that in the first place.After all he loves his farm and family...oh wait,is Jay Naylor.Now that explains it.
About Pegasi controlling the weather,it's something that specific pony race have been doing even before Celestia so i guess is more of a cultural thing than something that is being imposed.
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