My friends...
What stands before us here is a test. A test of our devotion, of our spirit, and of our collective worth - not only our worth as pony fans, but as human beings. We stand now, at this very moment, on the brink of tragedy and terror, teetering dangerously close to a ledge overlooking a fate worse than death.
We are locked in combat. Brutal, angry combat, not with a far-flung foreign enemy, but with our neighbors... our family... our friends...
It is not a battle that will be won easily. Our enemy fights with the ferocity and rage of a cornered beast, aware on some primal level that they have no true chance at victory, but determined to fight tooth and claw to the very bitter end. We must not allow ourselves to be cowed into submission by this farce, and we must not allow ourselves to loose sight of our goal.
The followers of the demonic blue pegasus demon will stop at nothing to destroy us. They will burn our homes, ravage our crops, sabotage our infrastructure, and plunge various sharp pointy objects into our backs in their desperate bid for victory. They will come at us from all angles, wearing masks of friendship and camaraderie. We cannot allow ourselves to be fooled.
Forty one of us have, at this moment, stood in opposition to the forces of evil - and to each of you I offer you my thanks and gratitude - but - a simple vote is not enough! Word of our plight must be spread, and news of the evil that even now encroaches upon our peaceful lives must be taken to everyone across the land. We cannot allow ourselves to become complacent in this battle, not for even a single fleeting second. We must match each and every one of our enemy's cheap tricks and back-handed tactics with honor, discipline, and hot lead.
Twilight Sparkle will not - cannot - be denied.