Equestria Prevails

Bronies, brothers and sisters of our amazing fandom, our world is at a crossroads. As you may have seen things are changing in our world. Talk of Alicorns, Cease and Desist orders, fear of losing the show we hold dear has enveloped our fandom and cause unrest amongst its people. A community of friendly, caring people has been riddled with cynicism, doom saying, and infighting because we've turned away from what all hold dear to face the giant in our path. Yes, friends, things are changing whether we like it or not. I'm not here to put your fears to rest or fill your hearts with panic and hopelessness. I'm simply asking you to remember. Who are we? Are we simply a group of adults with too much time on our hands who gathered around a children's cartoon? Is that really all we are? An unexpected oddity? Or are we more than a bunch of grown men and women in funny cloths and rainbow wigs? Who are we, friends? I believe that we are a group of powerful individuals with our own stories and ideas. Even though we're very different, we've found a common ground, something that we can all enjoy that's showed us what is important in our lives. Kindness, strength, generosity, loyalty, friendship: these are more than words to us; they're principles.

When I first looked upon the fandom I saw a group of people marching to the beat of their own drum and celebrating something they all cared about, even if it was just a children's cartoon. But when I looked deeper I discovered it was so much more than that. The more I looked; I began to see how much people cared - even loved-its characters. This touched my heart in an amazing way. I thought that if these people could love a fictional pony so much, than how much can they have for each other? Now that I've become a part of the fandom I've found that love for myself and given of it freely. But since I've become accustomed to the community I've forgotten things. I've forgotten exactly why I started on this journey. I've taken for granted our love for each other and now that is coming under question.

In light of all of this coming change is now the time for us to divide ourselves? Is now the time for us to argue amongst ourselves and pick sides when things are looking their darkest? I do not believe so. A wise man once said, "United we stand, divided we fall." Now is the time, friends.; The time for us to stand together in the face of change, antagonism, and fear. Now is the time we stand by each other in our strengths and weaknesses and become again the fandom that built our great community. I call on you to stop and remember why you started all this. Consider who you are and how far you've come. Are we just a community of losers with too much time on our hands, or have we found something to show us what is important, something to believe in that has made us into better people.

If you believe, as I do, that we can be more than a group of strangers, than please don't take these words lightly, remember what brought you all here, your beliefs and experiences. Hold on to it and don't let go, because they can take away our games or even our show, but they can't take away who we are. When we stand together Equestria will always exist in our hearts. Equestria will prevail. We will prevail.