Applejack is Best Pony

While still having much respect for Con for helping make this the most viewed debate in DDO history overnight (thank you all), his last remark "good luck pro, you'll need it" was unprofessional if not completely immature.But, back to ponies: 1. Putting Others' Interests FirstPrologue: In the Coolness argument, Con himself calls Rainbow Dash a "slacker". A. Con's assumption: AJ was inspired by RD to save Twilight's life.Straight from the episode: Nothing shows that. Applejack was under a sense of survival to save herself and was looking at the root, and then after securing her safety, saw Twilight. RD never had to secure her safety. Coolness bonus: She saved herself without having wings.B. Con's assumption: RD was put into peril by her rescues.Straight from the episode: i. Flies into the well, flies right back out. RD can fly. Wells don't threaten her.ii. Flies for the carriage, almost falls off a cliff. Oh wait, she can fly).iii. Gently carries the balcony to the ground. Wasn't even almost crushed.And from here on, the Mare Do Well wins when RD...iv. Flies toward a balloon.v. Flies toward another carriage.vi. Flies away from a wooden beam (before she actually attempts to save anyone).vii. Yeah, almost drowned. But by this point it was entirely for attention, evident to any viewer of the episode.viii. Forces a senior citizen across the street.ix. Tries to open a jar of peanut butter.C. Assumption: "Lightning didn't create the tornado to win, but to push herself".Straight from the episode: "I have an idea on how we can blow away our competition" -Lightning Dust. I never said RD put anyone in danger on purpose, I just said RD's rescue was a result of her own desire to be seen as as good of a flier as Lightning.D. We must consider that in "Lesson Zero", No fog was reported. I ask my opponent not to bring up an assumption that could have been fog, because there is no evidence. That said, nothing shows there was too much weather duty at all, so nothing shows RD was busy. E. Assumption: Because she intended to save Fluttershy, she intended to discover the destinies of everyone else. Straight from the episode: As I said, she didn't even know the other four. How could she be thinking about them? Con's initial argument was that she helped them discover their destinies. "Them" and "their" being plural.F. My saying "Immediate family" My opponent admits that it was for someone else's benefit besides AJ. There have been many accounts of all ponies pitching in, including this one, that involved all five ponies that could help. AJ included.G. Ditto my last many accounts argument in "1F". However, my previous arguments show that AJ still puts her interest above RD.G1. Straight from the episode: After that BG pony passes out and after they go to some "Gak" commercials, we come back to Twilight seeing three more ponies lying on the road, just coming to. H. Once more, the motive for AJ running for her problems was to help solve everyone else's. If it wasn't, she wouldn't have gotten a job. She claimed she was fine so she could carry out her plan to raise the money somehow, which is actually more loyalty that Rainbow has ever shown. But yes, Dashie. Keep putting up your banners.2. MoralsApplejackA. Applejack was not capable of making enough cider by herself. You'll recall it required help from friends (she did indeed accept help, showing her lesson from season one stuck with her). B. Going about one's business allows them to take care of their own matters. Applejack didn't want people to worry about her in consideration that they may have had other matters to take care of. Thus putting other interests first, and as pointed out in "2-1", There is evidence that she learned.C. See "1H".D. My opponent, by dropping the fact, agrees that order of corruption by Discord doesn't matter worth a hoof.Summary: Applejack has never put herself first. She works hard, will make sacrifices for her community, and does whatever she can to serve the citizens of Ponyville.Rainbow DashE. Straight from the episode: Being silent does not imply that RD agreed with the decision to be lead pony after reasoning. Her envy still existed, carried by expression rather than spoken word, but not by assumption.F. Discord could have given wings or a horn back to anypony. The fact that it happened to be Rainbow is completely circumstantial, and no matter what Con says, that is the fact.3. StrengthA. In "The Games Ponies Play", AJ with little assistance lifts Twilight, RD, Rarity, and Fluttershy with one hoof, lifting four times her weight, as opposed to RD's twice her height.B. Ruling out wings is only fair. We can't know if AJ could do a Sonic Rainboom or not if she had wings. And to defend Applejack, she has, as Con said, consistently won rodeos in the past, and placed in the most current. As for the rodeo event in Fall Weather Friends, let's not forget that Spike had no time to regroup after being bucked by AJ and before being bucked by RD, so this is not an accurate measure.4. DreamsFirst, you'll notice Granny Smith doesn't use a walker as seen in The Ticket Master anymore. Nothing proves that she didn't get a new hip. If anything, her later ability to walk (in Mare Do Well) suggests that she did.A. Who is to say one dream is more worthwhile than the other? Applejack fulfilling her dream allows ponies a popular healthy option as opposed to always eating at Sugarcube Corner. Even in the real world, farmers are the ones who feed the population. Pro Athletes, give people something to watch on TV. The dream AJ had focused on more productivity rather than fame.Applejack aims to serve more people. To be more helpful. That's aiming higher.B. The entire argument about whose special talent is better has absolutely no relation to who has bigger dreams.C. Before RD instigated the riot, nobody ever complained about there not being enough cider. She was only doing as much as she thought people desired. Besides, One can't pressure Applejack to make so much. It is hard work. The reason she managed to make so much is the threat that it could put her entire career at stake. It doesn't mean she doesn't dream bigger.Productivity Dreams > Dreams of Fame5. CoolnessA. Assuming "pretty awesome" means "cool", let's think about this: What makes someone the best person? Being a hard worker, or being "cool"? And why would it be any different for ponies? Meaning, because (as admitted) AJ is a hard worker rather than cool, should she not be best pony?B. My opponent believes because the majority believes RD is best pony, that it is true. You'll my opponent is an Atheist, and while the majority believes in an all-knowing God, he does not accept it to be true. The question I ask here is, why is deciding best pony any different? Would Con agree that the majority is right in every situation?C. I did not call RD a liar. I said she exaggerated. Let's face it, if RD took out a dragon every day, don't you think they'd commend her for that rather than doing a sonic rainboom?C1. Pinkie Pie can break the 4th wall.Doctor Whooves is a time traveler.Vinyl Scratch drops the bass.Tell me one more time that Earth Ponies aren't cool.D. Assumption: Everyone who uses Urban Dictionary is cool.Reality: I use Urban Dictionary. Case closed. Any loser without credentials can write in the Urban Dictionary. It's just not reliable.E. Unless PSY is a Brony, RD didn't inspire Gangnam Style.Finally, this whole point is irrelevant because if being cool doesn't make you best person (hence Kanye West), how can it make you best pony?Conclusion:Rainbow Dash has swag, while Applejack goes uncredited for all the important things she has done to maintain Ponyville. I challenge you, the voter, to go against the majority's opinion and see Applejack for the great pony she really is.A Small Request:If you agree that we can make our Round 5 summaries shorter than 2,500 characters, that would be dandy. Thanks for helping us make DDO History, guys!