User blog comment:Samium/Anyone for Sabo/@comment-24769684-20160807193836/@comment-24769684-20160808004244

Luffy's hardly one to seek out disciples through powerful speeches and promises of teamwork. But Dressrosa did show Luffy's true capability as a leader, by taking advantage of his power to make allies that Mihawk recognized a while ago. And unlike Trump, Luffy is genuine in gaining allies. Doflamingo tried trapping Luffy by placing him in a colosseum with several powerful warriors against him, but this led to his defeat and the creation of a very powerful force.

Luffy's not really a leader in a traditional sense. But really, his attitude toward leadership actually makes him the best leader. In contrast to all the bad leaders with great speeches (say, Doflamingo...), Luffy doesn't view himself as over anyone and actually wants to be friends, which has caused him to become quite the leader. And this ability is far greater than muscle, as Mihawk pointed out in Marineford.

I wish I was studying One Piece in Literature class...