Message from @AiarUther
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I think that's what Gryphons lacked
but I reckon they're capitalists in the same way Ferengi are.
and no sane businessman would follow the rules of acquisition.
@Deleted User It's time to clean the floors.
@AiarUther fair point there's also a lack of education might be contributing to it.
perhaps
but surely education would be a commodity that could be sold
true but it's not valued. what I really want to get off my chest is the power politics. if I were a rival nation of equestria I'd be shitting a brick at this point just look at what's been hapening lately in terms of geopolitics
Well the new school is helpful to equestria
they're pretty much teaching everyone else to become ponies
depending on the nation it would make me more paranoid.
why?
equestria has knocked out a major geopolitical rival and now they're trying to spread forigen influence to their recently conqured territores. what if I'm next?
I'm not sure what you mean?
"what if I'm next"?
heck if I was an outside nation, I'd pull an imperial japan
I'm taking the position as if I'm the queen of one of equestria's stronger rivals
Figure out what equestria is doing and figure out how to beat them at their game
because that's likely what a maceovelian monarch is likely thinking after watching the storm king get beaten up
they've also flipped a lot of major enemies into what could easily be described as vassals
And being competative doesn't mean being aggressive
or saber rattling.
Well seeing as you're the only one crying about it, how about you go there instead?
It'll be okay
I mean Japan only became unreasonably violent to other western nations after a while
I take a mild interest in real politik kind of things and that's what my main point is. I'd be preparing an invasion. and if celestia has any sense of the matter she'd make absolutly sure to try and keep the exact details of the storm king's defeat under wraps
Well you could do what switzerland did
just make invasion such a nasty prospect that there's no reason to invade.
and then make trade and co-operation too profitable
if it were a weaker nation maybe but a nation of comparible military power on the other hand. and based on the goverments around equestria I have my doubts her biggest geopolitcal rival is a liberal democracy
Well again
Liberalism is probably what is making equestria great
make your country great
Like Meiji japan
if it were me personaly probably but I doubt a emperor or empress would be so willing to give up too much control
Well honestly I think a saber ratling dictator like that would deserve a bit of humbling
I'm honestly of the opinion that equestria is pretty much the miltary power in that world
Even without the WMDs that are luna and celestia