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man I was just thinking about how people sometimes think the strawhats are silly because they are a pirate crew but aren't actually committing heinous crimes that other pirate crews are known for. That they aren't /really/ criminals. But like?? They very much ARE criminals. Their crime is just protecting peoples right to be free and to live. To the world government that Very Much is a Serious Crime because it interferes with the desires of those in power, who the government actually protects.
#one piece#theres this issue narratively speaking where you have a main character who is a criminal and therefore a “bad guy”#but main characters have to be generally likeable and/or relatable to the main audience#so you get criminals who don't actually do any crimes -they are just bad in name/reputation#Or you get governments who are so bad and morally corrupt that being a decent person becomes the crime#one piece has really good themes about power and freedom#like they establish those themes in episode 2 when the navy solider follows orders and throws the girl over the wall#and luffy instantly goes to catch her and keep her from getting hurt#and then they keep expanding on those themes for the rest of the story!!#im rotating one piece's narrative in my brain#lizs storythoughts
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