Quote Originally Posted by zimmerwald1915 View Post
Ponies moved into an area, appropriated the land for their own use, had a splendid little war with the indegenats when the latter defended their rights, and resolved the war by carving out an easement/reservation while keeping most of the land for themselves. It's straight-out, classic colonial conquest.


Just because the idol exists doesn't mean the stories surrounding it are true. What is true is that the Griffish Isles exist, and play host to a pony colony.


They had a military outpost at the site of the Crystal Empire for a thousand years. You don't do that just on the off chance that the curse that banished it would be lifted one day. You need a practical reason to justify the expense.


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I think you've got your episodes mixed up. Bridle Gossip is the one where they meet Zecora for the first time.


Yes, but when literally every single myth in the show is proven to be true, the assumption would be that this myth would be true as well. Seriously, can you think of a single time when the myth is false?


That doesn't prove anything about forcing the Yaks to stay in Yakyakistan.

Also that's a very practical reason. Seriously, imagine the mess that would happen if someone had built a new city where the Crystal Empire used to be, and then it returned. Plus, it seemed Celestia knew that it would be returned one day.