I think you share "some fair criticisms" that don't effect how I see her as a character ultimately, but that I still ultimately concurred with you in, regarding some of the posts I've made, however me calling it a "witch hunt" isn't bullying you? It's protecting the bully from the cynical criticisms that you seem to believe ONLY she in specific has earned the right to undergo, while blatantly ignoring flaws and inconsistencies in some of your favorite characters... The problem boils down to "her inclusion feeling forced" the fans think it happened to quickly, but if we would have taken an entire season for a "reformation arc" on Starlight people would have equally complained that she was getting extra attention for her reformation that their crappy fan favorites like Luna didn't receive or characters like Discord who literally can get away with just about anything and be forgiven countless times... What makes it a witch hunt inherently is the situation she was created in, there was nothing they could have done to soften the blow, one way or another in Starlight cynics would have been dissatisfied by her inclusion in the show because it's the 5th season, their Faust goggles are on tight and their ungrateful expectations are getting higher...
Had Starlight faced persecution after WILLFULLY conceding it would have been a witch hunt all the same, you want everyone to be forgiven except her? That's what will satisfy you... I just, you have to be real, the writers made "some" mistakes "every little thing that she does" but I mean in your post you are literally trying to invalidate triumphs that add depth and dimensions to her character, like success in leadership without magic? Bc you think "nahhhh my fayverit ponee kant luse tag Chaynglins where Sturrlat can succeed" like I said you have to head Canon a lot of scenarios in this show, especially pertaining to villains, but watching her overcome and put herself at risk to save Equestria being totally vulnerable wasn't enough for you on its face, you had to again compare the situation she's in to that of the mane 6, and it's unfair when she's a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT pony...