My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic Season 5 debut thrashes collectivism and forced equality.

4-5-2015 | Self

[Crazieman]

The purpose of this post is to introduce My Little Pony to Free Republic in a positive fashion, to counter much of the negativity that has been unfairly heaped on the show. I had been trying to decide the best episodes to put forward, when the producers dropped the Season 5 premiere in my lap. What could be better than a no-holds-barred trashing of liberalism and forced equality in a ponified Harrison Bergeron type town?

Complaining about a lack of good, new, family oriented television? All new TV is trash? This is what you're looking for. There's a certain kind of innocence, much of the show has a vibe that is reminiscent of old Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoons. The show is currently uninfected by the PC-virus, and was displayed in spades with the Season 5 premiere. Yes, it is wrapped in a cute, pastel shell. But it has depth.

So without further adieu, introducing My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic.



The show shares absolutely nothing with the previous generations, other than the name.

The show features high quality animation, strong character definitions and development, superb voice work, excellent songwriting, and writing in general.

Songwriting? Much, much of the show absolutely features music. Watch this, "This Day Aria", from "A Canterlot Wedding" S2E26. Think: Disney

Largely, I want to share this wholesome, friendly, and highly entertaining show with friends. It would be wonderful to discuss things with an exclusively conservative point.

So, about the show:

The world is far too rich and involved to give a decent summary any justice. So for the satisfaction and encouragement to watch the Season 5 premiere, I will try for a brief summary of the setting, cast, and general plot.

Friendship is Magic is set in the nation of Equestria; part of a world filled with mythological creatures ranging from phoenixes to Cerberus. Equestria itself is analogous to North America, its cities and locations featuring horse related puns on names such as Manehattan and Fillydelphia. The capital is Canterlot.



Equestria is [now] a triarchy with elected local governments, and largely populated by the three tribes of ponies. The three tribes being pegasus, unicorn, and 'earth' pony. Equestria itself is the embodiment of "E Pluribus Unum," in that the population consists of highly individualistic, specialized talents that are prominently displayed as a cutesy named symbol known as a 'cutie mark'. This talent is generally a specified ability, with broad implications that aide in one's profession. Largely the message is still one's individualistic nature, working for themselves and volunteering as they see fit for others, leads to harmony and success.

The three tribes:



In a play depicting the founding of Equestria, from left to right, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity are all representing the early conflicting governments of pegasi, unicorns, and 'earth' ponies.

Pegasi have wings, fly, and exhibit an inherent magic of air and water manipulation which leads to the ability to control weather.

Unicorns have overt control of magic, exhibiting telekinesis, transmutation, teleportation, and a wide variety of other fantasy depictions of mythological ability.

'Earth' ponies have strength, endurance, and a connection to the environment and living things.

There is a fourth type, extremely rare, and depicted as a ruling type. The alicorn, which is the embodiment of all three tribes.

Left to right, Princesses Luna, Celestia, and Cadence.

Princess is the highest title in Equestria. There are no queens and kings. Luna and Celestia rule Equestria proper. Cadence rules the Crystal Empire, and affiliated region in the far north. Not depicted is Twilight Sparkle, the recently ascended and newest member of the ruling triarchy of Equestria proper.

Cast:


Left to right. Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, and Fluttershy. These six, also known as the 'Mane 6' are the primary characters of the show.

Pinkie Pie is an 'earth' pony. She has a bubbly, hyperactive personality. An intense need to make others happy, and largely makes a career in baking pastries and throwing parties. She is the only one allowed to exhibit cartoon physics on a regular basis.

Rainbow Dash is a pegasus. She is brash, impulsive, and shoots her mouth off regularly without regard for consequence. Also highly athletic and motivated for physical achievement, she is the fastest pegasus in Equestria. She has aspirations to join the elite stunt team known as the "Wonderbolts" and currently makes a living as the manager of the Ponyville Weather Bureau.

Rarity is a unicorn. She is prim, prissy, and proper, reminiscent of Scarlet O'Hara. She also sports a fake accent, evidenced by it not being present in her parents and sister. She works as a fashionista and seamstress.

Twilight Sparkle was a unicorn in this image. Introverted, nerdy, and a prodigy, she was tapped at a young age to be Celestia's personal student. A studied shut in, the show itself opens with Celestia kicking her out to "Go make friends." Her overwhelming natural power and ability eventually led to her ascension to alicorn, where she also gained the title of Princess and completing the triarchy.

Applejack is an 'earth' pony. She is practical, hard working, and honest to a fault. She runs the family farm Sweet Apple Acres, land bestowed to the Apple family generations ago from Celestia. The success of the farm led to the development of Ponyville around it.

Fluttershy is a pegasus. Timid, introverted, and very quiet, she makes a living as an unofficial veterinarian, primarily as an animal caregiver.

The Season 5 Premiere:



Unsure of what to do with Twilight's new castle, the castle itself calls them to a remote region of Equestria for an unknown purpose. When they arrive, they find a small, seemingly unremarkable and happy village. A village where every pony has the same cutie mark, a total impossibility. As they investigate they find the village is not as happy as it seems.

This two-part episode goes completely all-out on both subtle and unsubtle, creepy overtones of forced equality, imprisonment, and stagnation. Harrison Bergeron, Anthem, Animal Farm, 1984, all elements are present and wrapped up in a neat package that makes it easy to understand for children. Any conservative worth their salt would watch this episode with their kids. The episode is impactful on its own, but would make a greater statement if one was more familiar with the show and had seen all or many of the previous episodes and understood the individualist nature of it.

The episode has sparked a lot of discussion on fan sites, including, obviously, a lot of ire from the lefty fans. Many of whom are busy trying to split hairs the nature of communism, fascism, totalitarianism, and separating them from economic theory. Its all rather amusing.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Season 5, Episodes 1 and 2. "Cutie Markless" Full 1080p resolution.

If you're still not sure about committing yourself to the full episode, at least watch the one song of the episode.

In Our Town, 1080p resolution.

[Crazieman]

Added!

[KC_Lion]

yeah put me on the list. my kids and i have been fans since they were toddlers.

[martin_fierro]

[ConservativeMind]

“The purpose of this post is to introduce My Little Pony to Free Republic in a positive fashion...”

“Pony Ping debut... Probably a low volume list.”

Those are two statements I never thought I'd hear on Free Republic.

I sure got a chuckle out of this, tonight. Thank you!

[bigbob]

Gayest post of the day!

[KC_Lion]

Watching that New Episdoe really Reminds me of this picutre of Hell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txPYndYVSSQ

East German Farm Co-Op where kids are Taken by the F.D.J. (Free German Youth) and pick Potatoes, and that is it....

That is their Destiny.

Go to School to pick Potatoes and sit in ENDLESS Evening Meetings talking about Quotas.

[Army Air Corps]

Most of them suspected that it was a suicide mission when they noticed that the Op Order was titled Operation Gainesburger.

[KarlInOhio]

Sentient equines mounting bayonet charges at one another - now, that’s entertainment.

I'll wait for the Shelby Hoofe three volume set on it.

[NorthstarMom]

My girls like it, but our teen boys lecture them about how it is anti-God and pro paganism. If what you are saying is true, then my homeschooled boys are not able to analyze very well. Heavy sigh.

[Army Air Corps]

Have you ever seen film from the production line at the Trabant factory? ‘Tis a hoot.

[Army Air Corps]

I have never seen an episode of this ‘toon, but I can picture it. Just imagine the narrated letters home...

[MaxMax]

[Yaelle]

Thanks for this and for your bravery in posting it.

I am always looking for children’s media that impart some of these big truths. My little daughter has some tiny pony dolls but I don’t believe we’ve seen the shows. Now I will look for them.

I really love children’s books and have amassed quite a large collection, having homeschooled 3/4 kids. But there was one hardbound book with expensive illustrations that I refused to donate: I just threw it out. It was pure Communism. It’s called The Rainbow Fish and it deserves to be in landfills or burnt. In it, a little fish is covered with beautiful rainbow scales (done in metallic glittery paper to look very special indeed). People get jealous and mock him, and he goes to a wise creature for help. The wise one tells him to share all of his pretty scales equally among the other fish children, which he does, and then each child has exactly one fancy scale, including him. And everyone plays happily because they are all the same. ABSOLUTE GARBAGE.

[KC_Lion]

but our teen boys lecture them about how it is anti-God and pro paganism.

Ummm....

Yeah, Even I don't see that and I am really good into digging into that sort of stuff.

Try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjQZ016ny_U

You WILL be the Same.

Or Else!

[GeronL]

Lol

That might be funnier that what you tried to post

[Crazieman]

I fail to see how it can be anti-God when the show has absolutely zero religious overtones.

Is it paganistic if they can control their own weather?

[KC_Lion]

Try the link to my Post below yours sweet Yaelle.

It is a very wholesome show and I let my Nieces Watch it with no worries.

I highly suggest it.

[Army Air Corps]

Is it paganistic if they can control their own weather?

Equine-caused climate change.

[Crazieman]

I remember when that book came out. Neal Boortz was still on the air at the time and was all over it. Thats how I learned about it.

Honestly, I wish some people would lighten up and give it a chance. If they don’t like it, hey. My sister does not care for the show, but she doesn’t trash it. My parents love it. My ex wife loves it.

And like I wrote in the beginning, it is so highly individualistic, and is completely about those individuals forming a harmonious society doing what THEY love.

[NorthstarMom]

They are 14 and 15, it is their mission in life to frustrate their younger sisters. Anything their sisters do that isn’t what they would do...is wrong, including watching ponies with special powers.