[b]Lakfalle[/b]
"The Pact is democratic and free. Have we forced the nations in it onto our ideology, our beliefs? And most of you haven't even contacted any of the other pact nations beyond Sazkarjhia. The Elite of our society do not benefit in the Pact, and in fact that class happens to be slowly dying. You may say that because our culture and religion spreads among the Pact Nations that that is forcing our ideology on them, but it is not, but rather natural cultural spread. We do not dominate in the same way you do, not through warring or destroying half a entire species in a civil war. The other nations accepted joining the Pact, and they do benefit. They have received a massive amount of economical power and military power. It may seem like the Pact acts in our interest, but that is merely because the nations in it support our decisions. As for Imperialism, the Collective is guilty of far much worst Imperialism. We peacefully negotiate, you conquer and war. This does not apply to all species in your little Collective, but to a few I'm sure it does. The Monarchy of the Equestrian Empire has been in place because the people want it, if they wanted a different form the Princesses would have willed it. Our Princesses hold there thrones for a different reason other then birth right, but rather because they have done great deeds for our kind." the unicorn finished his speech.