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Gen Z-led protests are making waves from Africa to Asia, and while the issues spurring them are different, the symbol they're using is the same: a grinning skull and crossbones wearing a straw hat.

It was there when young people angry with the lavish lifestyles of the elite brought down Nepal's government last month. It was visible in the Indonesian and Philippine protests this year, and again when Madagascan youth marched against chronic water and electricity shortages over the past 10 days. Right now, it's being waved at protests raging over poor healthcare in Morocco.

The flag comes from a long-running Japanese anime and manga series called One Piece, about a rag-tag band of pirates dubbed "the straw hats," who are led by a cheerful character named Monkey D. Luffy and are fighting an oppressive world government.

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[–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 88 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Just think, if we manage to complete a political revolution and these flags continue to feature, we can force future history students to watch One Piece

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Surely, you don't mean all of it?

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[–] sartalon@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago

Yes. And the best part? It still won’t be finished.

[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Will need multiple semesters for that shit.

[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah really. I thought watching the entire Ghandi movie in 20 minute bursts in religious studies was bad enough

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Future generations of students will study the political philosophy of Locke, Marx, and Oda.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 weeks ago

If history students cant binge absurdly long content, how can they be trusted to know human history?

[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

If i'm forced to watch one piece, it's not my revolution /s

[–] Maeve@midwest.social 70 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Despite what capitalists color revolutionaries tell you, the only way humans survive is by working together for everyone, financially and ecologically.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 58 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ugh. I hate group projects.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too.

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

elsewhere protesters have used the Guy Fawkes mask from V for Vendetta

That would be the millennials

[–] ValarieLenin@midwest.social 7 points 3 weeks ago

Just rewatched it the other day... Gd is it getting close to being prophetic...

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

Funny how conservative and obedient people are where the anime is made. I know we don't have it as bad as some countries: we aren't being randomly detained, we have food, and most of us have homes. But with the rise of extreme nationalism amongst ordinary people and increasing prices on everything, I wish we could do a bit of civil disobedience here in Japan too.