Thread:LucidPigeons/@comment-25008763-20150403210013/@comment-25008763-20150407235058

no, look I respect opinions and all but you're faling into the same trap as MANY others..

just because a villain uses "equality" to oppress others and acts in a manner we, as humans, may see as "communist" it does NOT mean they are : the category "Communists" should only be used for villains who are definitely communist, not just those that share some common ground.

not every power-mad dictator has to be a parallel of Stalin, especially since settings like Equestria don't really have real-world politics to fall back on : Sombra isn't a fascist, despite his governing style being quite similar.. Discord isn't really an anarchist, despite his "rule" clearly being described as similar to what we'd see as "anarchy".

basically, I think Starlight Glimmer is just a Lawful Evil opportunist in a world of magical ponies who people are taking waaay too politically : she symbolizes the modern world more than communism, in which young people are often shunned unless they act like everyone else.. Glimmer represents all the peer pressure and mass-media BS we feed kids.. that's a far scarier villain than the Stalinist stereotype so many people seem to claim she is.