User blog comment:DarkSkullPirates/Different Views/@comment-46.116.247.82-20121004112632

Isn't that just empty labeling?

All the unrest in the One Piece world stems from a corrupt government and misguided tyrants who abuse their position of power (Akainu).

Pirates ARE bad, from a generalized point of view. They don't abide by the conventional laws and many of them do very very bad stuff (think Kid). But because the government is corrupt. and the marines are such wusses (think World Nobles) then the Pirates are actually BENEFITIAL to society as they help bring the government down by reigning terror on the regime.

The pirates are a PRODUCT of the SYSTEM, who did NOT SUBMIT to the system. You've got to ask yourself the right questions ---> why do pirates exist? They exist because the social and economical conditions are CRAP. Because they're unable to pursue their ambitions/ society is mulfunctioning.

That's why you have the REVOLUTIONISTS who are the *GOOD* guys because they seek an organized solution to end the corruption. Once the situation normalizes, Pirates would no longer promote humanity and will be punished accordingly, thus ENDING the Golden Age of the Pirates.

Luffy is a good guy who chose to go the Pirates way because it enabled him to pursue his goals unrestrained, free and observe the world from an ACTIVE point of view. He immidiately assigned himself to ultimate position of POWER and influence aka the Pirate King.

Similar things are happening in our world all the time most people are unaware of. Most of us are the government's or the SYSTEM'S lapdogs, but there are revolutions happening every few years. Economic crises usually indicate a political/ societal crisis - people should open their eyes to all these things.

I think Oda, and other mangaka, pick up on this things (probably subconciously) and put to a work of fiction. If you'll analyse it carefully, you'll see it mirrors many of our own principals and roles in the world.

Hope I made things a bit clearer.