It is better to be feared than to be loved, if one cannot be both.

1. The MongolsThe Mongols were great.http://www.youtube.com...However, they would not have achieved so much had they used fear to prevent up-roaring from the other people. In fact, the wikipedia source [1] even states "The success of Mongol tactics hinged on fear". This shows the success of fear, and supports the resolution "it is better to be feared than loved". In addition, not only did the Mongols conquer many, many territories, (and be the "exception to everything") they also provided peace throughout the empire, a period called the Pax Mongolica. [2]In conclusion the Mongols show that it is better to be feared than to be loved.2. FluttershyFluttershy is a great pony, and is mostly nice. However, even Fluttershy can be angered. One particular episode showed that she was forced to use fear and ignore her love, and it was for the better. [3] That episode is called It Ain't Easy Being Breezies, and within that episode, because these creatures named Breezies were getting harmed, Fluttershy had to take care of them. Of course, this was good, but they were from another world and their portal was closing. Yet, Fluttershy had loved them too much to let them go. At the end, in a critical moment, Fluttershy finally had to stand up and use fear to force the Breezies away. FROM THE WIKI PAGE [3]: Fluttershy realizing the kindest things are not always the most helpful. Moreover, she even further adds to my resolution and scare away bees about to harm the leader of the Breezies, seabreeze. The wikia states "Before the bees attack Seabreeze, Fluttershy arrives and kindly asks the bees to leave him alone. When appealing to the bees fails, Fluttershy angrily demands that they leave. The bees finally receive the message and return to their hive." As demonstrated here, being loved didn't work. Fear worked better. In conclusion Fluttershy has shown that being feared is better than being loved.3. Rap BattlesRap Battles show it is better to be feared than loved. In general, no one uses compliments within rap battles. In contrast, insults and swears are thrown by each of the competitors in order to sound tough and have the voters think they are better at rapping. A few examples are shown from sources 4-6. Even if you are normally loved the debaters will probably vote on skills, if the judges are unbiased enough. However, if you are, say, Juggle, and you have power over the site, instilling fear in everyone, some people just might vote for you even if you have worse skills, because you can do lots of unimaginable things to those people if you feel like it.4. Draconian LawsIn the olden days, very very long ago, there was such a thing as Draconian Laws. They were very severe and full of punishments. However, they were actually very successful and there was very little crime in the whole country. [7] Why is this? Because people feared Draco's laws too much. They feared that, if they stole a loaf of bread, they would get whiplashed 20 times on the back. They feared that, if they even dared to riot or revolt, they would get chained and bound into the prison for 50 years. Draco's laws, although stretching the boundaries a little too far, still show that it is better to be feared than loved, since there was very little crime. This is similar to the Mongol's, who, I repeat, attacked rebellious cities/empires and obliterated them completely, preventing any uprising from occuring.Onto you, con. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org...[3] http://mlp.wikia.com...[4] http://www.debate.org...[5] http://www.debate.org...[6] http://www.debate.org...[7] http://www.todayifoundout.com...