Sir Wulfington

I....yeah...yeah, doesn't surprise me, at this point, I don't think ANYTHING can..... Not if it's already dead. Which I'm pretty sure all cabbages are by default once they're severed from the plant they came from. edit: apparently it's fake. Alrighty then.

Anyway, be it a story about humans or some fictional species, I just refuse to give it my time if it portrays a capitalistic society in anything other than a negative light, and if that means I'll never find a story that fits my viewpoint, than whatever.

No, I get why communism is hated, tho I believe a majority of the hatred is from people who don't want to give up their overly-luxurious lifestyles or dreams of attaining that kind of lifestyle. Which is why they support capitalism, a system that will inevitably crash and burn. Capitalism is bad because it supports the selfish, and selfishness goes against the well-being of our race. We're pack animals, if we all just looked out for ourselves we wouldn't do so well in the long run. A society that gets along with each other is a stronger one. Also, I forgot that there are people who don't support either side and only think communism is good in theory, but think it's doomed to failure so they won't support it in reality. The people who don't like the ideal are the ones who are self-centered. Because it's a system about making sure the wealth is distributed fairly, and to not like that would mean that you would desire to have large amounts of money to yourself. That or you believe that it would remove "incentive" to do certain jobs, well I have a solution but it may or may not be practical in real life. However, this is a fictional species, they act like people, yes, but they're not human. The majority of them are both not greedy and intelligent enough to know that a system where a minority can hoard almost all the countries currency to themselves is one doomed to failure, and thus support a communistic ideal.

I really hate the two fingers sign, it's so......old school. I recall that, back years ago, it was "cool" to do the two finger sign. Yeah, nowadays, every time I see it, I come close to having any aneurysm, because I see it as a very poor attempt at looking "totallyradbrah".

I get that, I would be amazed if they showed a communist-type system in a positive light, because of the idiotic backlash the show would get. The only reason communism is hated is both from people who know about the countries where that system has failed horribly and the self-centered bastards who just want to get rich and don't care about fairness, or other anyone and anything but themselves in general, because communism would crush their dreams to be on top of the classes. Unfortunately, so many people want to be rich so there's a large amount of opposition to a system that makes sure the wealth is distributed as equally as possible. I'm also not expecting to find a show that has my own ideals on this topic, tho I'd like to.

It's not that they're showing it as a joke, but that they're showing the system they have as perfectly acceptable, that some ponies are allowed to become highly wealthy while others can go broke.

Or they could've just not written equestria as a capitalistic society if mentioning politics is a no-no. But I see where the writers (well, the writers that chose this) stand on the issue, which is to say the wrong side. Or they can't write communism as a-ok because they're afraid of anti-communists getting all pissy over it. You know, I have a really hard time believing that the kind and loving Celestia approves of capitalism.

This isn't about a conflict of oppossing interests, it's a serious moral issue, and the show picked the side I'm strongly opposed to. And again, I don't care that they're depicting the existence of a wealth gap, it could create good drama. My problem is that they aren't making conflict out of it, it's an elephant in the room but nobody pays it any attention. Nobody cares. I can't stand that in fiction. It's like having a villain that's going around killing people, and the heroes are aware, but are just like "ah whatever, still on for brunch tommorow gary?", and here I am just thinking "hey guys, you wanna like, deal with that, or at the very least show some indication that you give a flying fuck?" It's not what you depict in your story, but HOW.

Don't know if every show is like this, I sure hope not. And I don't see how I'm taking things too personally. The writers are supporting a viewpoint I see as deplorable and it destroys in my ability to empathize with the story, thus causing me to stop watching. I'm pretty sure this is a normal response. Either way, I see it as a perfectly valid reason to quit being a fan.

I'd imagine that, either way, it'd seriously bother you.

Actually I wouldn't expect the show to support a communist viewpoint, because of the insane hatred communism gets. Nor do I expect an author to avoid inserting their moral views into their writing. I'm saying that when the author is supporting a serious moral vewpoint that I disagree with, that it ruins the story for me, as I lose the ability to empathize with it. And empathizing is extremely important in fiction. Let me put it into a different perspective, if a show was promoting negative stereotypes of women, or minorities, would you still watch it?

I'm not saying the show sucks, I'm saying I won't continue watching because a moral it preaches clashes with me severely. I never watched this show for laughs or action, but for story, and when a story offends, I stop watching.

As I said, it's not that it's showing something I don't like, it's that it's depicting it in a positive light

Well, I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but it has to be this way, unfortunately. The other day, I officially decided to cease being a member of this fandom. Well, at the very least, I'm no longer a fan of the show. Why, you may be wondering? Well, a lot of you may think this is an overreaction on my part, but I believe it's perfectly valid reason for ceasing to enjoy to show. It has to do with morals. My morals. It's become clear to me that the show conflicts with my own. I've noticed that wealth distribution is not something that is exactly fair in Equestria. Ponies can become rich, or even highly wealthy, while others can go broke, aka, become homeless and starve. We've seen the wealthy upper class in Sweet and Elite, and the existence of the wealthy business owner Filthy Rich (Diamond Tiara's father). Tho poverty is not something that is ever shown to my knowledge (probably because the writers see it as too depressing for the show), certain lines of dialogue confirm that it does exist. In Super Cider Squeezy 6000, Applejack's entire family would've been financially ruined, as they said, if they lost the bet to Flim and Flam. The fact that they were distressed by it indicates that there is no system in place to make sure that jobless ponies can get by. Either that, or they would be forced to do something they didn't want to for a living. However, what outright confirms the existence of poverty is what Trixie said during the episode Magic Duel, that, after becoming a mockery everywhere she went as a performer, she was forced to take a job at a rock farm "just to earn a living". So while ponies can go broke, a wealthy class is allowed to exist. Celestia allows this to exist, the benevolent Celestia. Why? Now, I actually like crapsack world settings, so long as the "crapsack" part is written as a bad thing. Unfair wealth distribution, in this series, is not. Nobody in the show indicates they have any problem with it. Hell, Rarity, the generous Rarity, during Sweet and Elite even wanted to become a part of the upper class, and only rejected them at the end when they wouldn't accept her friends. And that's where my moral dilemma lies, the fact that poor wealth distribution is written as perfectly acceptable, that I, as an audience member, am supposed to be okay with it. I'm not. I can't continue being a fan of this series when I'm being expected to support a moral view I find despicable. As long as I continue to watch, it will bother me, and I won't be able to ignore it. So it's because of this that I've decided I will no longer watch MLP:FIM, and thus, I am no longer a brony. MLP:FIM has done much good for me, it's helped me become a better person, it's introduced me to great fanfics (well at least one, one REALLY good one, that may also be tainted with this moral I despise, I need to double check as I read it before I developed this viewpoint) that I never would have read otherwise, and it's brought me back into my passion, art, something I had lost faith in my abilities in, and may never have had them restored if it weren't for the show (my love of the characters drove my to draw them, and eventually I began drawing other things, and started truly improving). But, unfortunately, it's clear that the show's morals and my own conflict far too severely for me to keep watching. I'll still be here, tho (to anyone who actually cares, I say that because I haven't exactly made any close friends here than again I never really do these days), just in the non-show related parts of the forum. I'll always remember my time as a brony fondly, and despite this turn of events, I'm very happy that I gave this show a chance.