One Piece Politics Is NOT What You Think 🤯

[@sunlight_alliance]

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[@xmetalgamerx]

I love Oda so much!! He’s 100% a revolutionary. One Piece is simply an ode to freedom. A beautiful one at that. Driving global change via inspiration instead of resorting to political/military control? That’s exactly what Luffy is doing, and it’s literally the definition of revolution.

[@The_Tuareg]

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy. Socialists don’t want freedom. They want to impose their dictatorship and then, maybe in a thousand years, they’ll vote to abolish the state and all will live in a state of harmony. It’s pure nonsense.

[@snortskysnorts254]

People cannot watch/read one piece and not be on the left. The entire point is freedom from things as large and understandable as government to looser things like gender. Luffy does not care. Everyone deserves to be free. The perfect thing to illustrate this is Luffy saying the pirate king is not a ruler. He is the most free. Some mfs are media illiterate it's so funny

[@muthashimalam5486]

it got that hot anarchist messaging in it@@snortskysnorts254

[@eliben4066]

⁠@@snortskysnorts254 It’s funny, cause in the live action show, out of the three main baddies, Buggy, Kuro and Arlong, Kuro is the only one who represents the bad side of capitalism. The chase after wealth while exploiting people he deems beneath him and seeking to ruin (kill) rivals, just for money. That is a good representation of the dangers of capitalism. Buggy on the other hand is someone who can’t live with even the slight possibility that someone might think he’s ridiculous, so he forces everyone to be part of his delusion, and any slip up or disagreement will cause him to snap. Being around him is walking on eggshells. Sounds like a typical leftist thing to do. Arlong was once a victim of the system and is understandably angry. However, his anger turns to hate, which turns into countless crimes against innocent people he puts into the same basket as his former oppressors. He willingly continues the cycle of hate, has fun while doing so, and thinks he can justify it because he was once a victim. Sounds leftist to me too. People can very well watch One Piece and not be on the left. Leftists aren’t the only ones who value freedom and go against corrupt governments, you know? I stand with Luffy’s optimistic way of life, where everyone gets to be free. I don’t stand with you, randomly calling others illiterate, and I don’t stand with the left, who are just as capable of oppression

[@merilok1171]

@@snortskysnorts254 except usually the left does not allow people to have economic freedom (taxes, which are heavily demonized in one piece). I believe one piece's political message is closer to libertarianism or anarchism (more ancap than anarchic comunism) but I'd like to hear what you have to say about this, it's an interesting conversation.

[@dradenlol8667]

Communist? Probably not. Anti-imperialist? Absolutely. And he’s based as frick for it.

[@sunlight_alliance]

Facts

[@ghg8701]

Morj did a few good vids on it, his conclusion is that the ideal is a dual system- those who seek safety need to be protected and taken care of in their island, and those who seek freedom need to have the option to risk and be rewarded without limit *and accept the cost if it goes wrong* (shown many times) . He didn't say it but politecly it is closest to localism/ minarchism- everyone has the right to group together to create any sort of government for themself. Funnly enough, it is an ideaology heavly pushed by the seasteading movememt.

[@sarov7658]

Ah back when was morj wasn't biased with his agenda over reading the story smh gud ol times

[@destroctiveblade843]

That was actually a very bad take from him imo, since it failed to see how these 2 seemingly seperate systems interact with each other to create a cohesive whole, this video right here is much better imo

[@gg2fan]

Morj has no idea what he's talking about on this front, that video was nonsensical and incoherent. One Piece does not advocate for the existence of pirates and suggest that their world is a good thing. Pirates are bad.

[@ghg8701]

@@gg2fan it does advocate for freedom, and uses pirates to explore what that freedom is, it shows its upsides and downsides and why if you're not hurting anybody innocent (the good pirates) you should be free to do as you wish

[@marcospina162]

​@@destroctiveblade843 He literally said that the OP world will probably shape into that but it's not that cohesive yet because the story hasn't finished. Pirates keep plundering countries and the world government keeps pursuing pirates.

[@hansdampf6916]

3:25 you forgot Water 7. Iceberg being its mayor.

[@yeasr7781]

Wow, a marxist historical materialist analysis of one piece. When you said world govt exceptionalism, i laughed 😂 cuz its a direct parallel to American exceptionalism, and other nationalist exceptionalisms Great analysis of the material conditions man I do hope that oda concludes one piece in a materialist manner. He has been setting up material conditions for so long, id be disappointed if they all dont go to use, you know. Like, if one piece ends with "big bad dead. Now all the world is saved", id be disappointed

[@sunlight_alliance]

Totally agree

[@proto_carl8404]

This is easily one of your best videos yet, it totally deserves more views

[@sunlight_alliance]

Thank you!

[@sir.capuchin5242]

Oda has Che Guevara in his office it’s a wrap, my boy is a revolutionary 😂

[@giamoral10]

Oda has lots of pictures of other famous people in his office, he uses this for reference, not anuence.

[@YzaekPark]

Che Guevara was a liberticide, I doubt that Oda, who places so much emphasis on freedom, would take it as a moral reference.

[@YzaekPark]

@@lobotobot154 WTF? Eres un tremendo ignorante. No sabes ni leer, por ello no has leído el diario que el mismo Che escribió. Curioso que menciones blancos y negros, porque el maldito asesino ese justamente cuándo viajó al Congo, escribió cosas totalmente racistas sobre los negros. "Libertador" No digas tonterías, justamente su pensamiento radical era impuesto, y al que tuviera la osadía de pensar distinto o en otras palabras, a cualquiera que apoyara las ideas de la libertad él mismo los fusilaba, y ni hablar del campo de concentración de trabajos forzados para homosexuales que él dirigía en nombre de Fidel en Guanahacabibes y de sus deplorables opiniones sobre la homosexualidad. Tu ídolo era tan torpe o tal vez tan honesto, que él nunca tuvo que esconder su rechazo a los homosexuales y a los negros. Por cierto, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna era ¡BLANCO! y además de familia adinerada. Así que no sé qué tonterías hablas. Sin mencionar que los blancos en Cuba representan una población que es minoría. Además hablas de tener plantaciones como si fuera algo malo. Seguro tus padres son lacras de la sociedad y por ello no ves incorrecto asesinar, robar, parasitar, mentir y engañar, entre otras cualidades deleznables del comunismo.

[@YzaekPark]

@@lobotobot154 Pd. No soy ni blanco, ni cubano, así que tus argumentos de un niño de primaria no tienen ni sentido.

[@romelfelipe9891]

@@YzaekParkI’m Cuban and obviously don’t like the government but I don’t know if I could call him a freedom fighter or not because he barely governed, bro was perpetually doing revolutions and then died. So who really knows

[@chedz3918]

In Wapol arc I remember that he kills and/or exiled Doctors and he took 20 best doctors in that village... so if you had sick you need to beg for him to treat you... exact timeline when Japanese Government force you to pay Insurance ( Shakai Hoken ) so you have no options because if you choose not to pay that or if you disagree to that terms it will cost 50,000 yen( 2x price for employer ) every month of your salary,or the local government sending you letter with receipt every month(cost 50,000yen for low income or 70,000 per month if you are regular employee as well) you have no options

[@IchiHishi]

Dude, this was one of the best takes I've seen on the whole One Piece politics. I mean, it's a short vid, but it delivers some very good points of view on the whole picture. Keep up the good work!

[@sunlight_alliance]

Appreciate it my friend!

[@reelraymanop]

Great video brother! I'm in the process of making a documenrary on one piece, and I have to say you have done your research very thoroughly on the political inspirations oda implements. A good usage of examples too. This video is highly underrated, hopefully when one piece comes to an end people, more people begin to seek out oda's inspirations and come back to this video

[@stillwaitingforblackmetalr2503]

Marx and Luffy were both born on May 5. Checkmate.

[@SaharaSami]

Excellent video. I can tell a lot of research and editing went into this. A very well articulated political analysis.

[@ramonavila3847]

While I disagree with a lot, more specifically Luffy being an anarchist. Luffy has never showed comptent or disdain for autority (he hates bad people not "systems"), in fact is the opossite, he loves woop slap, he loved the marines left in charge in shell town, he is responsible for the statu quo in Alabasta, he ended loving Boa governance ... People tend to see love freedom = anarchist, while Luffy politics is that of a child (witch is great) good people should do good, smart people should think and strong people should protect. Anyways I wanted to say despite the disagreement loved your clip, too bad that 90% of the fandom prefer argument over powerscaling....

[@chezmix64]

I like to see Luffy as a character that represents anarchist ideals, however, he is apolitical himself. However, I feel Luffy being apolitical is in and of itself a political statement, showing that in a world so bogged down by oppression and authoritarian rule someone simply doing what they think is right, devoid of any political intention or even any awareness of the system they live under, can cause the entire system to crumble

[@YetiCoolBrother]

Nah, Luffy is an anarchist he's just not smart enough to know that he is one lol. Like not even that he's dumb, Luffy just doesn't think big picture enough or far enough ahead to come to the realization "You know what, it's the SYSTEMS I hate not just the bad people!" I think this is why Sabo is so integral to the series because he essentially Luffy but with an actual ideology & a greater understanding of politics in general behind him.

[@marocat4749]

Because he is against abusive ones imao. And woop slap, well he doesnt abuse hispower, neither do vivi and cobra, ... Why would he be against not power abusive ruler?

[@BIadelores]

@@marocat4749 Because you can't pick and mix the dismantling of systems. By nature any system can work under the pretext that people in charge will all be benevolent and not abuse it. But that's not how it works. Should we just go back to monarchism because there were kings that people actually liked? The point is Luffy doesn't care about systems, he just cares about good people and bad people.

[@gabestewart-guido8299]

thats why i love Sabo. Can't wait to see what happens with his character@@YetiCoolBrother

[@theevdog350]

i'm a conservative, but one piece is still one of my favourite manga. While political representation in media is good, good storytelling will always over come those political/ideological barriers.

[@Cateye53HO]

Same here man, imma right leaning guy but one piece is a very intelligently written show with political themes

[@caffeziz1406]

So you just like the fighting scenes, it has to be a north american...

[@theevdog350]

@@caffeziz1406 idk what you're trying to say but i'm not north american...

[@HoagMurkula]

​@@caffeziz1406Im a catholic localist and Im 100% in favour of the majority of odas ideals. You think we 'conservatives' watch one piece for poorly paced fight scenes? Cmon man

[@omegasupreme2200]

Same here! One Piece and Metal Gear. The criticism about Imperialism and Militarism is trully amazing and I LOVE it, even as a catholic conservative. That's why I don't give a fuck the japanese people ideologies if they cook just like Oda.

[@ameliahall7337]

I agree, I would say that while Oda seems to have left-wing and progressive politics regarding liberation and economic freedom he definitely isn't a communist, or at least is not a Marxist. Marxism is characterized by looking at the world and historical events through the lens of class struggle, which is known as dialectical materialism, basically Marx's idea was that all historical events are primarily motivated by the material conditions of the people involved, more so than their ideals (this does not mean that Marx thought people's ideals meant nothing, just that their material conditions, or their level of wealth, their relation to the means of production, i.e., factories, farms, etc., was more important). Friedrich Engels wrote a pamphlet arguing for the Marxist perspective called "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific," which differentiated between his position, "scientific socialism" or the materialistic viewpoint focusing on class struggles, and the positions of socialism that came before Marx, "utopian socialism," which advocated for similar things to what we now broadly think of as socialism or communism, such as the lofty ideals of equality, freedom, and economic prosperity for all, but did not believe in revolution or class struggle, and did not found their beliefs on an analysis of the world based on material conditions. Oda, I would say, while he does seem to advocate in favor of revolution, is not grounded in ideas of communism or Marxism in that the only thing that seems important to him is having revolutions which topple unjust systems or rulers, but the reasons for revolution, as you point out, in One Piece are largely framed as ideological, and not rooted in a materialist analysis of class. Oda is similar to thinkers like Fourier and Rousseau, who were pre-Marxian socialists, and Rousseau actually laid some of the groundwork for the French Revolution, which was a bourgeois, or capitalist, revolution, but at the time of the French Revolution capitalist production was still a revolutionary new idea, and supporting the bourgeoisie was a progressive stance against the ubiquitous rulership of the feudal system. In a like way, Oda doesn't advocate for Marxist socialism in One Piece because the world of One Piece is still largely a collection of feudal kingdoms, so the most progressive philosophy in this world as of yet is something akin to the bourgeois socialists of the 18th century like Rousseau and Fourier. TLDR Oda is not a Marxist but that's not a bad thing per se and he's still based as fuck

[@ameliahall7337]

Sidenote: I wrote this comment before I finished the video so I didn't realize you already went over dialectical materialism, sorry lol, the main point still stands though

[@zugzi]

For what it's worth, I'm someone who didn't even watch the video and went straight to the comment section to read some comments quickly because I don't have too much time to spend 26 minutes on the whole videos, which I will watch fully, later. What I'm saying is, even if what you said is already said in the video, someone like me really appreciate it.

[@coocooman]

I say all of this as a leftist (specifically a market socialist). I think One Piece is without a doubt Left leaning and has Left leaning themes in regards to class, revolution, and imperialism, but like you said it doesn't make any specific political prescriptions. While you can definitely say one piece is left wing, that could entail anything from social democracy to an anarchist communist utopia.

[@paulcallahan7727]

Its not like drum island is about universal healthcare or anything.

[@coocooman]

@@paulcallahan7727 True, but universal healthcare isn't a specifically socialist thing. It is left wing though. Which is my point.

[@paulcallahan7727]

@@coocooman im pretty ignorant of descriptors like socialist and marxist but wouldnt healthcare be socialist by virtue of it being a social program?

[@coocooman]

@@paulcallahan7727 Not really. Socialism is specifically the worker ownership of the means of production and the decomodification of certain goods. Universal healthcare would definitely be a part of socialism as it is the decomodification of a good, but you can have universal healthcare in a capitalist system that doesn't have worker ownership. For example social democracies like some Scandinavian countries. TLDR my point being that universal healthcare isn't uniquely socialist although socialism would require it.

[@paulcallahan7727]

@@coocooman thanks for the distinction, i learned something new.

[@GustavoMatiasp]

I think that luffy, like his father, is a revolutionary by nature despite he does not having the theory of something like marxism known. Personally, i would find very desappointing if in the end of the story, after the world government is taken down, the class system is not overthrown, like, why bring the dawn to the world if people are still not free? All countries should be free to pick whatever production model they want, and if we're talking about true freedom, most of them should be socialists, where the people make the decisions about what to do with the country and the same peolpe are the ones in power. The people working for the people, and not a bunch of workers serving whatever the monarchy of the country says with no power to overthrow it.

[@boxcriply3256]

Beautiful comment

[@sir.capuchin5242]

Fuck yeah, onepiece gets my revolutionary working class blood flowing

[@TurusDJava]

He's always helping the royal family of the islands though

[@GustavoMatiasp]

@@TurusDJava yeah, but only when the monarchy is actually working for the population, but thats a valid point

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

@@GustavoMatiasp , Luffy and the Strawhat Pirates unlike Dragon and the Revolutionaries are anarch-capitalists because they want companies and businesses to being ran by the people instead of it being ran anarach-communists like Dragon hence why Oda made Sabo, (Luffy’s second older brother), the Second Commander of the Revolutionaries instead of Luffy, so if Oda wrote the story from an anarch-communist perspective then he would have either made the One Piece Odyssey video game a game about anarch-communism; him making the live action One Piece Remake about anarch-communism, or him making the One Piece Film Red a film about anarch-communism, but it’s very obvious that Luffy’s goals in the story aren’t one and the same like how Dragon’s goals are, and the political system you’re suggesting the public populace to have wouldn’t be ran by the Strawhat Pirates and other Pirate Crew similar to theirs, but it’d be more likely by ran by Revolutionaries because Luffy isn’t anarch-communist like Dragon and his followers are.

[@JaakunaSetsu]

We can't tell Oda's political views through the series but i think the Che Guevara poster he has is a good clue.

[@YzaekPark]

Che Guevara was a liberticide, I doubt that Oda, who places so much emphasis on freedom, would take it as a moral reference. Also Oda has lots of pictures of other famous people in his office, he uses this for reference, not anuence.

[@scythianking7315]

Che was a mass murdering, Authoritarian Psychopath. I don't see why Oda would be a fan, and if he is, that would ruin One Piece for me(Been a fan since the late 90's)

[@YzaekPark]

@@scythianking7315 Totally agree. Che Guevara was d0gsh1t.

[@BIadelores]

Oda has a lot of pictures of poltical figures in his office. Many of those figures conflict with each other.

[@caffeziz1406]

​​@@scythianking7315 sry to tell you Man, but ye, and im all good with this. Viva la Revolucion

[@myqaveli]

I don't think he's a communist I think he's just a good person and questions the actions / negatives of the world and implements them well in one piece

[@fistpump64]

rosa Luxembourg and che would agrue thats the base of being a communist.

[@sir.capuchin5242]

He had a photo of Che Guevara in his office it’s a wrap. Revolutionary’s world government

[@animeproblem1070]

@@fistpump64 which is like claiming that anyone who has a brain is a communist which is just factually untrue because communism just doesn't work because humans aren't ants

[@moustachio05]

@@fistpump64 but yet at the same time men like Mao and Stalin would not want the average person to question anything about their rule however its debateable if they ever implemented even socialism at all

[@yert5035]

@@moustachio05 its not debatable. socialism is worker ownership. no country has ever had worker ownership. Stalin and Mao both rampantly privatized which is the opposite of worker ownership.

[@TurusDJava]

I think there is a mix of different ideologies in one piece and we see the good and the bad sides of them because there is no perfect system or ideology and that's kinda the point everything will have it's issues and problems

[@alb_reuel]

my man oda has a liberal detector, your argument doesn't work. mix ideology you only end up with class struggle and oppression.

[@visionary6593]

What a good video, I wasn’t expecting such deep analysis from a young guy. Ageism on my part lol, the young man is well researched. I would love to have a chart with such a person.

[@sunlight_alliance]

Thank you!

[@nejcvranic3421]

LOOOOVE these types of videos which show how a series shines a light on real life problems and how much you can take away from them after analysis. Would love to see more like this. I really think this video deserves more views.

[@ChrisReed]

All it takes to be a Marxist is to criticize capitalism. Which One Piece absolutely does.

[@N3vDawg]

Wow, this was actually a really fantastic video, you made some really great points

[@chezmix64]

I haven't watched the video yet but all I have to say to the thumbnail is... oda once showed a picture of his office and on his wall was a pinned picture of Che Guevera so I feel that says a whole lot

[@davidfence6939]

It says nothing. You're stating your own bias and ignorance in over thinking it.

[@chezmix64]

@@davidfence6939 it does say something. I'm not saying he is, I'm alluding to the fact that it at least says that he's informed on the subject. Why else would he hang a picture of a prominent figure unless he has some sort of interest in them. Now whether that interest is sharing an ideology is to be determined but he is AT LEAST informed and has shown clear interest in the subject

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@chezmix64 when was that showed ...like alot of people may own che shirt but understand nothing of the guy

[@johanrob7972]

Dude also has An over the top candy counter, a terminator, a 100inch TV, an AI waifu, n lives in the upper class district with a big house n yard.

[@riotants4018]

@@johanrob7972 The AI waifu thing is a good point but I still think that shows less than a che guevara poster imo. He's quite rich but not in the 0.1% or anything like that, you can still be a socialist/leftist and be rich.

[@dionisioalbertomancilladel9359]

Ohh man, if there is someone who can share this video to Matt Owens and people related to the One Piece Live Action would be awesome , there is so much value on this to help the world building of the series to achieve on the OPLA to portrait the manga essence one it.

[@nopasaran191]

You have a good analysis and good politics. You are far ahead of most people.

[@johanrob7972]

One Piece is a brand sorth millions, Oda isnt a Marxist or communust. The fact Big Mom is a villian shows he can view The socialest ideals as abusive. If anything he hates corruption. Which may only be a plot device, who knows his actual beliefs.

[@skaldofepics9380]

100% agree. I think seeing the politics as either right-wing or left-wing is completely missing the point. The politics of One Piece are Authoritarianism Vs. Libertarianism. Most people today are so caught in their leftist or right-wing echo chambers that they forget that authoritarianism DOES exists on BOTH the left and right.

[@johanrob7972]

@skaldofepics9380 unfortunately the comments of Oda having a Che picture I his office are true.... that being said it could be a character model for the revolutionary Army. N who's to say they'll be the heroes in the end? I get the feeling one of Luffys final battles will be his own idealistic father. But time will tell.

[@caffeziz1406]

​@@johanrob7972 porra gringo merdelho pra krlh kkkkkkkk

[@caffeziz1406]

Se você acha que em whole cake a crítica é sobre o capitalismo vc tem a sua visão mt enviesada pelo modelo republicano estadunindense

[@johanrob7972]

@caffeziz1406 I don't speak the language so I'm afraid I can't properly respond. Sorry.

[@saeefezekiel7767]

Keep it going bro. Love it

[@ONEPEAKFRFR]

I hope the one piece world and politics gets translated well In live action

[@YzaekPark]

Maybe they made OP Live Action woke, One Piece = freedom, woke = anti-freedom. So maybe NO...

[@Mask_Man.]

I’m kind of hungry

[@sunlight_alliance]

Same, gonna go get pizza

[@tianyeG]

This is so well said!!! Indeed the onepiece world has such an itegrated and complex political structure and that it casts onto a huge part of reality. Your video serves an excellent introduction of the basic political concepts and the background of onepiece!! The point on Luffy's anarchism tho, I don't think Luffy possesses a will to abolish government or monarchism, he is just going with his sense of justice and is anti-oppression. Evidence being he likes King Cobra of Alabastan, got no problem with his ruling style, and he got faith in Momo becoming the Shogun of Wano. All he cares about is whether his friends and the people he meets in those countries are suffering.

[@kannan07]

Honestly,the most interesting character amongst the Marines is sengoku An equal to Roger WB and garp A conqueror just like them But the only one who lost all his freedom He's a good guy, he's not insane like akainu,but because of his position,he has to push aside his morals It's shown in marineford He hid ace's secrets along side garp for 20 years,but once CP got wind of it,he couldn't do anything And after retiring,he started acting much more like garp He's the perfect example of how a good person might have to follow the corruption because of his lack of power or authority Because his position is too high

[@johanrob7972]

So after a little more looking into Oda and History, of Oda is as well read as people claim and a history nut, he absolutely isn't communist and basis most of his stuff just off corruption of systems, shockingly similar to soviet atrocities or Ancient atrocities, with some modern corporate greed themes sprinkled in.

[@marco_acpinheiro]

"Preventing" that is the key word! What makes Luffy mad is when someone is preventing people from having a good meal, not ensuring....That is a huge difference between pressing someone to limit their freedom and ensuring they have x y or z. ENsuring basic necessities is not a thing in One Piece....it's so bias to have that perspective...the only obvious message is that a government or anyone can't impose they views, their power or opress people. The only constant in the story is the message of freedom not basic necessities met!

[@TheTlay101]

The fact people can hear Oda himself essentially saying he's not a communist and one piece is a story about freedom and the deepest the politics go is the freedom to choose your way of life and they will go "yeah but he used Che Guevara (a pop culture icon) as a design inspiration for dragon"

[@MrRainierSalu]

I thought Dragon is supposed to be more like Fidel Castro rather than Che Guevara? Oda has a Che Guevara poster though...

[@johanrob7972]

So Dragon could potentially end up another adversary for Luffy.

[@artembrodskiy4876]

Excellent Video comrade!

[@sunlight_alliance]

Glad you liked it!

[@albertobarbieri117]

Best OP video EVER. Respect.

[@brunox93]

Well I wasnt really convinced that Oda is communist or at least brings a lot of communist ideas to OP until I saw the Che Guevara picture he has in his studio

[@sabelotoda2]

Were did you see this? I cant find it.

[@johanrob7972]

Did you see the rest of his office? Che would be disgusted at the office n his lifestyle and Oda seems to well read on history to idolize a failed "revolutionary" as anything more than a Character reference.

[@Illuminatic]

damn luffy is based

[@SheetsInc]

Water 7 also appears to be some sort of democracy.

[@marocat4749]

I would say run by a guild , but close.Through they have votes. Or the guilt isthere because people want them.

[@ComikelZero]

One piece has it's own in world politics.

[@fistpump64]

based on and inspired by the real wold.

[@ComikelZero]

@@fistpump64 To serve the story and only to serve the story, not the other way around. Being based on it doesn't mean shit if it doesn't serve the story.

[@fistpump64]

@@ComikelZero yeah?

[@ComikelZero]

@@fistpump64 Kamala is a government stooge who Luffy would punch. I'm dying on that hill.

[@fistpump64]

@@ComikelZero and id agree.

[@morfanime]

Hey man your videos are great.

[@sunlight_alliance]

Thanks!

[@kafkayash2265]

Also to add to the fact I think all the islands surrounding whole cake are sort of representation of a capitalist society. The fact that the citizens have to give a part of their soul to stay on that land kind of seems like ironic representation if capitalism.

[@greggyp8265]

Really good video. Good job

[@sunlight_alliance]

Thanks!

[@Robinhudloom]

Luffy is a revolutionist

[@pedroito9083]

you're right one piece cannot be communist because that world is simply not the same as ours and therefore doesn't have the same material conditions to be communist, but there are certainly echoes from marxist ideology that might be because oda is a marxist, but as you said, who knows for sure?

[@realsilent_]

23:07 where you get that pic of koala from😭

[@whoopsie321]

Damn this video needs more views!

[@mahmutweeb]

awesome video.

[@mrsjayrez2627]

I’m quite impressed that someone so young has such a good understanding of philosophy. Good job! I’d like to add, I think oda has in fact incorporated his dream for a better word with his story telling, labels of Marxist or communist isn’t bad if you truly understand the philosophy. The points of all of it is just that there’s no true freedom in poverty and oppression and to each according to their needs is a common principle in any socialist based society and how oligarchy and capitalism is really just modern day slavery because you aren’t actually free in a society that has such a bad degree of inequality on any level. My favorite anarchist, Beau of the fifth column says seek equality in freedom, not equality in oppression. One piece will make you want to make the world better because there’s so many parallels to irl world societies and can anyone who has morality feel truly free when their brethren are still oppressed? Luffy always does the right thing and will die fighting for what’s right because he knows he can’t possibly be free until everyone he knows is also free.

[@sunlight_alliance]

Perfectly said my friend

[@kklh7918]

I'd say your take is quite radical. What you don't understand is that in a truly free society, inequality MUST exist as with pure freedom, the ability to go against the grain and be homeless isn't a criminal offence. In North Korea, you're put into a labour camp for doing nothing. That isn't true in the capitalist countries. You can't fail or over succeed in a communist country because the resources are divided equally. Which puts everyone at the same point in standards of living, however do you all have the same bones to gnaw on every night? Or is it a Sunday roast waiting for you at the end of a hard week? True understand on this topic is that a society that rewards merit is the best society to strive for. Success is proportional to work put in. There are exceptions and outliers but they don't disprove the rule. Some people get rich off nothing, others stay poor with a lot of work. However, that's where a balance and safety net in society is favoured in most self proclaimed free societies and most people today are for that. That to me is one of, if not THE, best systems in the world.

[@luffysanji9840]

@@kklh7918 I am with you, my friend. Everyone being equal is a hypothesis, a lie even, same for communist or Marxist philosophy, at least in human reality and human psychology while implementation. I don't need to say history, just looking at the current remaining communist country and you know which country I am talking about, the ambitionists stole the country with beautiful theory and caused hundreds of millions of people violently died over oppression during the 1950s till now, the Gini coefficient is among highest range even compared with capitalist countries, over 30% of the wealth was possessed by 1% of people who were "founder family" or so-called "red family clan". Equality my ass. I don't trust the theory, I trust the human nature that would ruin this for power possession. I am sorry Mrs Jay Rez I am not saying you are wrong about oligarchy and capitalism but I am just opin that you cannot find peace or equality over communism.

[@GeorgeMartinus]

I believe the story of OP is the story of The Raising Power of The East, the sociaIism/c0munism of China. To think that the leader of Rev Army named Dragon and he's from East Blue!!! And why Straw Hat becomes the most important thing in the story? Because it symbolizes the Iow-class people. You see farmers and other field labors/workers in East & South East Asia region are often seen wearing straw hat on their heads during their work. The main soundtrack 'We Are!' is also a symbol of the spirit of togetherness. This one resonances with the sociaIism/c0munism value where coIIective way of life is always promoted with. We all have learned that WorId Govt (WG) were established by Twenty Kingdoms, the ancestors of Tenryubito (Celestial Dragons/WorId Nobles). They are the global elites in OP world They have been dominating the world for more than 800+ hundred years until now. Their hegemonic remains strong in power by manipuIating the history (Void Century) and by creating the rules-based order that forced almost all nations in the world. The alliance nations have to pay the Heavenly Tribute annually in order to get security from the WG. While the others that don't pay, their countries are not seen in the international stage and some brutaI incidents like God Valley could happen anytime to such countries. See... the idea of WG is similar to our reality... it's NATO!! Thus, the WG flag symbol looks resemble to NATO. It's the western alliance, the developed countries of long-time coIonialism that expIoit the developing countries across the world (Africa, Mid East, some parts in Asia). Don't u get it why the most powerful antagonist in OP named "IM"? Because Oda is using the foreshadow of "IM-perialism". The founder countries like US and UK are well-known long for "religious" countries: In God We Trust. The founding fathers of US, like George Washington and friends were even praying to the God before they went to war with the native American. They were European originate and trying to seize the so called "Promised Land". Thus, in some occasion, Im can be seen with only one-eyed. It literally represents the Great Seal of US: "N0vus 0rdo SecIorum" or "New WorId 0Rder". The pyramid with one-eyed at the top. The "devil" who acts like the "virtue or the God", creates the hierarchy to divide people into several social classes. That's why when Sabo infiltrates to help King Cobra who is about to be kiIIed by Gorosei and IM, he says: "I don't expect I can see such heII in the most sacred place in the world" Yes... OP is the story of "The Will of the People" who stand up together as One Piece against the tyranny of the "devil/anti-Christ/False prophet" of WG. The SociaIism/C0munism VS The ImperiaIism Rev. Army VS WG Last but not least, it's 99% proven Oda is sociaIist/c0mmunist supporter. - There's C he Gu3vara portrait in Oda's room - 'Nakama' in english means c0mrade or c0mpatri0t

[@GeorgeMartinus]

I don't know, but many people may watch/read OP while doing other chores, so they don't pay to detail attention like these: There are 2 clashing ideologies in OP worId that promoted by both leaders: Im (WG) and Dragon (RA). Im builds its utopia by enforcing hierarchy in order to divide people into several classes. From top to down forming a pyramid like: Im > Gorosei > Tenryubito (Celestial Dragons) > Royals (head of state) > Marine militaries (including Cipher Pol) > Wealthy community > Everyone else/normal people > SIave. It's already proven from Aramaki/Ryokugyu when he was fighting with Akazaya 9 (9 Red Scabbards). He said: _"The Celestial Dragons are Gods!! A country like this (Wano) with no ties to the govt has no standing (has no rights in the begin with)... We've put non-affiliated nations like yours in their place! That order is what keeps life going! PREJUDICE BREEDS STABILITY!"_ And if you manga-caught, in chapter # 1090 St. Saturn said this: _"Human life holds no more value than an insect. No matter how far their numbers dwindle, it's always possible for them to multiply (breed) again"_ Those are the bIatant evidences that Oda has shown us. Beside ruling behind the shadow, Im's hegemony remains strong in power by enforcing expIoitation throughout the worId: Ohara buster call, Amber lead iIIness, God Valley incident, Blue sapphire ilness, etc. That's how IMperiaIism ruling the worId. . . Dragon is currently struggling to change the situation. RA fights across the worId to upheld the true justice and help the people who are being opressed by their tyrant king. Dragon's utopia is actually related and supporting Luffy's and Vegapunk's dream: Remember when Luffy is about to deliver final blow to Kaido? Kaido asks: _"Tell me Straw Hat. What kind of worId you wish for"_ Luffy answers: _"The worId where my friends can eat as much as they want"_ While Vegapunk wants to find a kind of infinite energy that he can share it to all people across the worId for free. You see the conenction? They all share the same goals... it's COMMON PROSPERITY. A worId built based on mutual respect where no one being opressed and all nations have relatively equal opportunities to achieve their respective dream as developed nations. It's truly resonance with the Eastern ancient philosophy, maybe during Confucius Era, called 大同 ( dà tóng ). It can be translated as GREAT UNITY. Don't u find all of these evidences are supporting my theory? The GREAT UNITY is Luffy's dream... he wants to unified people of all races in the biggest party of the worId. Unified civilization, united worId, that's the true ONE PIECE. I think that's the ideology of the Ancient Kingdom 900 ago.

[@gauvacado1091]

I think what you meant to say was, does oda want everyone to not have to pay to eat, that's not communism, that's freedom

[@mitya908]

This is way better than Mr. Morj's video

[@Brian-my7hn]

Luffy is a classic libertarian. Anyone who says otherwise is pretty dumb.

[@moustachio05]

Anarchism is true freedom

[@Epig420]

Luffy is pretty stupid so yeah he’s probably libertarian

[@rvens8885]

​@@Epig420and yet he is the good guy giving everyone he meets happiness

[@painvillegaming4119]

24:00 to quote luffy himself i dont want to rule i dont want to be a hero cause heros share there food...luffy doesnt care about politics he is just a force of nature and if you hurt his friend you gonna be seeing your grave

[@tinytank6642]

Luffy might not care, because he’s not an actual real person. But Oda definitely put his own political commentary on luffys character. It matters if you’re right wing or left wing. If you’re right winged, you’ll see right wing political views in oda. If you’re left wing, you’ll see left wing political views in oda.

[@tinytank6642]

Also saying that Luffy is a force of nature is something anarchists see themselves or some see themselves as anarchism is a force of nature against the evil ideas of totalitarianism. Luffy might think he doesn’t care about leading or being a king, this wouldn’t matter because anarchists are also against formal leaders and kingdoms. This helps the case that luffy if he was in the modern world would be a anarchist. As anarchists are against governments.

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@tinytank6642 how about you just see both and understand the merits and disvantage of both sides

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@tinytank6642 luffy isnt a anarchist cause he doesnt go fight the governement or shoot first he does it only when the governement pisses him off first he is a outlaw he doesnt care that first thing second off he also saved many kings and princesses from that kinda of shit

[@tinytank6642]

@@painvillegaming4119 1. This doesn’t matter. Multiple anarchists only attacked the government after the government attacked them. 2. Indeed, that’s true. But, this is the closest thing to democracy and liberation. In a world of kingdoms, what Luffy is doing is the closest to democracy .

[@KimonoKenny]

I don't think Oda is a communist, I think he's an anarchist. And no, they're not the same. And no, anarchy is a not a lawless system: it's a political challenge to the leadership; it's a call for accountability. The greatest threat to oligarchy is freedom. So long as 'they' refuse to 'allow it', 'we' will keep attempting to 'take it'.

[@willianfnseaol136]

Cool facts: Luffy birth is May 5 Which is same as Karl Marx birthday

[@davidfence6939]

And Marx is still trash.

[@jeancarlo8796]

May 5 is day of children in japan,luffy represent the happyness of the childrens.

[@donniehanna]

The Yonko are a separate faction, and not apart of the WG.

[@RobM-og7lb]

I don't think one piece is meant to be political at all. Concepts like freedom, liberation, and revolution are just treated as generic concepts. None of the characters has really given any idea of what these things means to them or what those things look like. They are pretty much things that sound good and basically just signifiers that these guys are the good guys, more or less.

[@radialmachinery9947]

Don't have time to watch the video but just wan't to say that in One Piece the crew continually help restore "good" monarchies and put down "bad" monarchies. It def ain't communist. And Luffy just doesn't have a political bias, he is pro-friends, basically the first person to fetch a mcchicken over to him he will help.

[@ExiledSummoner]

God damn this video is goated

[@anime_world6684]

The revolutionary army know the world still needs order that’s why they actually want the world government to stay but celestial dragons got to go

[@amongstsus9201]

* Anarcho Communism has entered the chat *

[@bulletsandpencils]

Oda is a libertarian. Probably anarchocapitalist.

[@Cateye53HO]

Just based on this video I predict the one piece is a 1 world order by the next king of the pirates and its up to the world government to stop this from happening, albeit unlikely it would be an amazing plot twist

[@Tjb5037]

One piece is very much libertarian in my opinion and very anti one world government which ironically is what most leftists stand for today, oda paints most ideologies on a positive light which is why one piece is for everyone, do I think he’s a “revolutionary” no, he doesn’t actively try overturning the government, but he definitely share similar ideas to revolutionaries of all ideologies which is why I hate seeing people “claim” one piece is a communist show or it’s a conservative show because in reality it’s everyone’s show and hold political values of most ideologies

[@swannbenziane7880]

Somebody who doesn't necessarily agree with communism but can talk about it intelligently how rare

[@JohnBrown-tw2qi]

If you can’t tell Oda’s politics from One Piece then I don’t think you’re analyzing it deep enough. Skypiea is about the effects of violent colonial expansion into indigenous lands; Water-7 is about a bunch of CIA assassins infiltrating a successful worker co-op and framing enemies of the state for their high-profile political assassinations; Ennies Lobby is about rigged court-systems and the violent suppression of academics by right-wing reactionaries like Akainu(red absolute Justice) and how their actions are ultimately never punished by liberals like Kuzan(blue Lazy Justice); Sabaody is about how laws that supposedly exist to protect the people rarely apply to the ruling class, who will also use law enforcement as their own personal hitmen whenever they don’t get their way; Impel Down is about the horrors of the prison system as well as how queer people are targeted under fascist regimes (remember how Hannibal did his whole speech right about never letting anyone out right at a bunch of queer people); Amazon-Lily and Boa’s backstory is a subtle reference to the practice of “pleasure women” within conquered territories of Imperial Japan; Fishman Island is about the effects of generational trauma from systemic oppression; Whole Cake is a criticism of the inherent hypocrisy and violence of neo-liberalism; etc etc

[@DailyLifeSolution]

Drum Island is neither a democracy nor a republic. It is a monarchy. The current king is first generation monarch.

[@StardustMonkey]

We can simply say Oda is a leftist/anarchist with absurdism of Camus strongly at the center informing the story interpersonal philosophy. You missed a whole bunch of Odas biggest socialist themes… all of drum island was about socialized medicine, Baratie and sanji theme is about the right to eat and live no matter if you can pay or if you are an outcast and then sanji needs to choose to live a revolutionary life even if it means he may die, arlong is about debt slavery and how it’s used to keep the monkeys dancing and control nations, Jaya monkey pirates explicitly say “the sea is the last place that is free because it cannot be owned” this is marxist and anarchist critique of private property! The pirates of one piece are the only ones that are free because they are not in a land with private ownership… effectively the last commons! This is Romance Dawn described by Che… the idea that being a pirate is an act of revolution in and of itself and the only way to be truly free in this world is to leave the system and exist outside of it with your life on the line. In our own world being a pirate in spirit is one who breaks all borders of what is normally accepted and just lives the most authentic life they can. Luffy embodies this absurdism concepts of Camus called “the absurd Conqueror” who understands their is no meaning behind life… all morality systems are masturbation in the end and you should live free knowing it’s absurd but still doing what feels right to you right then and live life concurring the most exciting goal you can think of and not regarding the law or dogma. That is what luffy demands of his crew mates “robin you can die or whatever you want when you are by our side… tell me (what you really mean and not what the government thinks you deserve) that you want to live”. Luffy’s upbringing in grey terminal was in an exploitative 2 class system with a giant wall between the 2 classes and the only people that have value are the wealthy or the poor that can serve the wealthy. This is a description of capitalism, like quite literally… either you have money or you serve those with money and help to make them more rich. Those that can’t serve the wealthy are trash discarded to the slums outside of their gated community. In America we just lock up everyone that goes the pirate route and then turn them into slave labor that’s why we have low unemployment and millions in jail.

[@sunlight_alliance]

Really appreciate the detailed comment! Some of these I never even thought of! May need to make a more nuanced series on these correlations

[@StardustMonkey]

@@sunlight_alliance there is more… skypea was about colonialism and post colonialism where the Skypeans coveted the natural resources of the Shandians and turned them all into dispossessed revolutionaries. There is a little of that but lots of themes of racism and slavery as tools of control by class to subjugate and divide the working class from saboady and fishman island. Then the big one is the beast of corporatism and meritocracy in Wano! A soulless amoral corporate entity takes over the land of Wano and runs it like a Corporation. A war machine and weapons factory… All natural resources, the environment, and the people there are seen merely as externalities and expendable assets. Make weapons for the corporation or die like a homeless bum. Your value in the beast pirates is the western American idea of meritocracy if you are strong and survive you deserve to live and are “right” … those who toe the line and are useful get comfort and status in the beast pirates or in the capital. In the mines of udon you work for dumplings and the more rocks you collects the more you eat… but the meritocracy is all a lie because no one actually gets ahead accept those in the favor of the board of directors and executives of the corporation. In whole cake everyone seems free and has prosperity but they literal have to give up their own life force to live there. Oda took the concept of exploitation of surplus labor value and turned it into a soul sucking taxation system. Your labor is you time and energy on this planet and big mom will let you eat good and live “the good life” so long as you share the extra years of your very being to make her profit.

[@StardustMonkey]

@@sunlight_alliance a big part of understanding marx is that his critique was basically that capitalism just took slavery and added steps in between that alienated the workers as a bulk class … so their slavery is not to sn owner but to a whole class of owners they can choose from. their life force is turned into intangible institutional units of ownership and these institutional steps to alienate the capitalist from his own oppressive activity so they never need to whip a slave, the police do that if they don’t produce value legally and pay all of their bills. Meaning instead of owning the people individually and having to physically oppress and feed them a system of money and employment is developed that makes it so that the slave can choose their master and switch masters freely, even being able to become a slave owner someday by saving up and creating a business or investing in stocks and real estate. Because the system of private property makes the slaves labor and life force into an exchangeable commodity for those who have more money and can own property rights of others labor. So those who can own a business or buy stock in one will profit from the life force expended by the workers. They don’t have to own slaves but their “money makes money for them” they feel like it’s something they did even though they are actually eating the poors life force like big mom does. Marx pointed out this is essentially what is happening in capitalism. The owner and shareholders of a factory don’t make the products or provide the services but they control the profits the workers created and skim a little off the top of every workers contribution. Essentially the wealthy are eating the life force of the poor and patting themselves on the back for being so smart and hard working to invest so well… then the poor blame themselves but don’t realize they could have 30% more wealth on top of what they made if the rich were not legally stealing it. Then those same rich folks use the extra money they get from the worker and they go and buy up land and housing and rent the privilege to exist under a roof back to those people with the money they got to keep from their labor. The rental market always rises to figure out what is the maximum that can be squeezed out of the workers before they can’t eat and live a basic life. Since they got so squeezed by rent or mortgage rates they will now need credit to purchase an affluent looking life like a new car, phone and name brand clothes. This way the normal purchase in their life have even more money skimmed off because they had no choice but to buy them on credit with interest. Marx pointed out that this is an intentionally designed slavery system that does not need to exist. It’s not a natural order and we know it as children questioning why homeless people have to die on the streets and why we can’t intentionally create enough food and housing for everyone to exist without having to slave away at jobs that 80% of the world hates but must do

[@mikewilson3346]

Goated comment.

[@croixfadas]

Oda is an hotep dude.

[@MMAT16]

Interesting video! I think piracy goes with anarquism (not communism).

[@Tharppedo]

Anarchy spans the entirely of the political spectrum and Anarcho Communists make up a major portion of people who identify as communist.

[@chadthurndercock3851]

One piece if anything is a Libertarian story about how bad big governments are and they are best when they are smaller and controlled by the people are close to the people in small Nations.

[@isauldron4337]

The problem isn't the world GOVERNMENT existing Problem is the world GOVERNMENT is evil

[@YzaekPark]

One of the main values that Eiichirou Oda places more emphasis on is freedom. I doubt it's a horrible and freedom-destroying thing as a communist. It's not that it's impossible for him to be communist, but if Oda is a communist, it's because he doesn't know much about the history and geopolitics of the real world. I strongly doubt that the revolution that he wants to capture in his manga is that of a totalitarian and liberticidal tyranny like a communist revolution.

[@destroctiveblade843]

yeah you don't just carry a bias you're absolutely a camarade hahahaha, your understanding of communism can't come from someone who has a standard understanding of it but it is that of someone who has deeply read and engaged with the concept. I've always thought that one piece was more anarchist than communist but I love its political message nonetheless because us communists and anarchists do share alot of principles even if we disagree on the way we achieve them. I would also like to add that even though most of the one piece world is living in a world feodal system like you said, we are starting to see aspects of capitalism in places like wano where they were going through their own industrial revolution and it was having very bad consequences for the people and the environment.

[@yahanasstuki4479]

Very interesting video

[@theactorjohnlarroquette]

You sound sooo much like second thought lol great vid tho! I think u meant uneducated at about 10:46

[@sunlight_alliance]

Love second thought! Best compliment ever

[@op7519]

Bro, we always knew that, 👀

[@NoGoatsNoGlory.]

23:02 you showin' me hentai art right now?

[@pustakarileks7404]

He is an "A"

[@kennykenn99]

You need an update

[@felipe.arenas]

Well thought video! Suscribed for more

[@sunlight_alliance]

Welcome to the alliance!

[@sleepy0]

Oda has an image of Che on his desk. Pretty sure he is at the very least sympathetic to marxism

[@MegaElijah21]

Wano 100% convinced me that Oda is a leftist - aside from the obvious commentaries on environmental destructions brought on by material gain and the depiction of a corrupt politician being back by an imperial colonizer - Oda made it a point to tell the audience that the only group of people benefitting from the Kaido and Orochi's status quo is the merchant class, something you would only include if you were a weeb for class/leftist politics

[@Serjohn]

whats up with this edit............

[@pakzaqi3129]

Bro though oda from china😅

[@luffysanji9840]

I am surprised; and impressed. If we have generations like you overall we will surely have a more promising future. The information collecting, the correlation analysis, and the hierarchy to lay out the presentation, these all are high-quality content. Thanks for inspiring me. Oda may have his own ideology and infuse his idea over the story. For whatever takes he owns, the most important theme of the story is freedom. Luffy wants a world where everyone can eat and is free from oppression and deprivation. Communism is not only an economic system, it always naturally leads to totalitarianism in implementation. Solely for this point, I contemplate that Oda is far from communist, or Marxist.

[@sunlight_alliance]

I appreciate the comment!

I think you are mistaken in your affirmation that communism "always naturally" leads to "totalitarianism". That's a misrepresentation of the theory (and its multiple branches) and practices from all over the world...

[@luffysanji9840]

@ don’t mistaken socialism and communism!

[@noseriously2840]

Luffy represents America. He wears a red shirt, and blue pants with white stripes. In Orange Town he flew in on a bald eagle. He wants to be the freest man in the world. As a matter of fact his dream is to found America! In his awakening he even became a white man Kaido said so himself! Even referenced the American classic the Mask when he dodged Kaido’s attack (I’m trolling but this last part is true with the crotch lift thing in 1046)

[@sunlight_alliance]

Luffy was inspired by captain America. You can’t change my mind

[@mrbushido56]

I don't think he's a communist I think he us a socialist

[@muffinman8744]

I don't care.

[@Rhyman1992]

I would say Luffy is a libertarian more than anarchist. He is OK with monarchs, revolutionaries, pirates and marines so long as they do not exude force unto others and actually help people.

[@marocat4749]

Its still a fantasyland, so there are good monarchs. Andi dont think anarchists would hate actual good morarchs (that in real life always lead to corrupting systems and abuse. Just dictators can be even worse. But in one piece that good working raremonarchies exist)

[@giamoral10]

You made a terrible mistake at 22:15. The revolutionaries are not trying to liberate the world... They said (as per Koala's words) that their enemy is the World Nobles (Tenryubito) not the system itself. This is the sole and major argument against marx theories.

[@gauthamvadlamudi3500]

I think Luffy is not a true anarchist. Blackbeard is true anarchist. World govt is absolute authoritarian system. Luffy opposes both these ideologies. Luffy wants everyone to be free but he also wants everyone to live in harmony and not hurt others... a more ideal situation. Where as blackbeard advocates true anarchy where everyone is free and can exploit or pillage anything for self-serving purposes... based on the survival of the fittest. World govt, signifies absolute control and authority which is mainly corrupt because of the celestial dragons being the absolute power can do anything without any repercussions. This celestial tribute THE main problem that plagues the world one piece, where people/kingdoms are forced to pay irrespective of their condition and poor nations suffer from this more. Apart from that the order and stability is maintained in the world which is necessary for a peaceful world where people can live harmoniously and this needs a govt, control, justice and law enforcement. The absolute anarchy is objectively bad as it can lead to absolute chaos, the world govt is bad because of the celestial dragons and ITS "ABSOLUTE JUSTICE" Motto.... Luffy subconsciously seeks something in-between these but different from these... where freedom is there, but order, harmony is also there. This is where I feel the ancient kingdom also falls in... which might have governed with similar ideals as luffy's (joyboy/will of D, etc). I don't think having a monarchy is bad, as long as the ruler is just, skilled, and neutral who cares for the well being of the people. Democracy is objectively safer option as the government can be elected, it has its own flaws as the election/voting system itself is flawed in execution or the debate of who should vote or people voting for ulterior motives, etc... Nothing is perfect, but as long as the peace, harmony, well being of the people is preserved and development is focused upon, its fine, imo. Coming to socialism vs communism vs capitalism these concepts don't exist in one piece so they are irrelevant to this discussion, from what I can understand.

[@fistpump64]

black bread is not an anarchist his an Opportunities who believe that everyone should do the same that all people should fight and die for thier dreams.

[@christianbeach8192]

That’s not what anarchism is. What you’re thinking is closer to anarcho primitivism and barbarism?

[@emperorluffy6001]

Big mistake there with Luffy's motivations. Luffy never said he "wants everybody to eat" Luffy said he "wants HIS FRIENDS to be able eat as much as they want". Luffy's concern is his people and his people only.

[@dermaxax3963]

Did you read two piece? He says multiple times in the story that he wishes for a world, where everybody gets to eat

[@emperorluffy6001]

​@@dermaxax3963 No he hasn't. He only says it once. Chapter 1049. And he says "My Friends". Not "everyone". Read it again.

[@dermaxax3963]

@@emperorluffy6001 ok I looked it up and you are right. But when luffy talks about his friends he doesn’t just talk about his crew, but literally everyone he has met in his journey.

[@emperorluffy6001]

@@dermaxax3963 Yeah anyone who he considers HIS people. Luffy is a King concerned with his Kingdom. And anyone who he considers a friend is part of that. He doesn't give a fuck about anyone else. He's not here to make he world safe for "everyone". Just his people.

[@dermaxax3963]

@@emperorluffy6001 he is no King! He wants to be free, that means also free of responsibility

[@LeonardoGPN]

I respectfully disagree with your conclusions. It appears that the primary issue lies not in your interpretation of One Piece but rather in your understanding of Marxism. Allow me to elaborate: 1. The monarchy depicted in One Piece can be better described as a Fairy Tale Monarchy, which diverges significantly from the workings of a real-world monarchy. The distinctions between the two are evident in both structure and function. 2. While Marxism indeed encompasses economic aspects, it extends beyond mere financial matters. It centers on power dynamics. Marx's critique of capitalism is rooted in the unequal distribution of power, with economic structures serving as a vehicle to illustrate his worldview. 3. It's important to note that revolution, as advocated by Marx, need not exclusively lead to communism. A fundamental tenet of the Marxist perspective is the concept of class struggle, which can precipitate substantial shifts in power dynamics. Understanding Marx necessitates delving into his comprehensive body of work, encompassing more than 800 pages of dense material. While I acknowledge that such an endeavor might be demanding, it's worth noting that Oda, the creator of One Piece, likely engaged deeply with these concepts. In the context of the eastern world, Marxism isn't predominantly perceived as a political movement due to the historical Cold War associations. Instead, it's regarded as an intriguing lens through which to comprehend the world, devoid of narrow political connotations. Merely reading "The Communist Manifesto" falls short of capturing the essence of Marx and his theories. In essence, while I don't expect you to immerse yourself in an extensive exploration of Marx, I encourage a more nuanced perspective on both One Piece and Marxism, considering the multifaceted dimensions they encompass.

[@sir.capuchin5242]

I heavily disagree with the ending of the video. For the entire video you set up one pieces leftist themes of the people oppressed by an authoritarian government with bourgeoisie structure. Then to backtrack and state that their are no economic system parallels to our world and all islands are feudalistic monarchy’s. When the monarchy aspect is almost exclusively held by the world government and the majority of non affiliated islands don’t have kings. Even if you want to ignore the story’s fundamental foundation on these leftist ideals, with a revolutionary army, an oppressive 1 percent, and cruel naval imperialism. Islands like drum island are a republic, and waters 7 has been a workers union since they created pluton. Also oda has a Che Guevara photo in his office look it up lmao

[@painvillegaming4119]

....i have no idea why someone thinks one piece is about communism went it clearly just anti dictatorship and evil leaders there still many kingdoms the straw hat help beating people that try to over throw the king...luffy isnt even anti governement he is a pirate he expect to get chased hell if anything he would be pissed they dont

[@tinytank6642]

Luffy is an idiot. We have basically no evidence of his political views because he’s an absolute idiot. The major part is that you said “anti dictatorship”, what are these dictatorships? Monarchies, rich bourgeois monarchies. Something communists are against. No one is saying one piece is about communism. It’s a fictional story. The video is talking about the slight undertone of political commentary in the show. Oda is most likely not a Marxist or a Stalinist. Most likely, he’s a libertarian socialist.

[@tylerjames805]

@@tinytank6642 I think he’s more anti-imperialist if anything

[@tinytank6642]

@@tylerjames805 I would agree.

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Oda really seems like a meritocratist. A world where everyone earns what they deserve. good deeds earn good rewards, bad deeds earn bad rewards.