u/epatoj

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Just a thought: The "Dragon is a fraud" meme needs to die. The Revolutionary Army is doing the heavy lifting.

Just a quick caveat/disclaimer: I know this is just an anime/manga at the end of the day, so I don't take this too seriously. I'm just sharing this perspective to spark some fun discussion

The meme that Dragon and the Revolutionary Army "haven't done anything" really needs to end.

The Revolutionary Army has basically been creating the material conditions to make liberation possible across the different nations of the One Piece world (or at least the most critical ones). They've been empowering the citizens to rise up and, fundamentally, they are the ones who generated the current crisis in Mary Geoise. I believe the Revolutionary Army will be the ones responsible for showing the world a new possible future, regardless of the fact that our hero, Luffy, will be the one who ultimately defeats the main antagonist/oppressor.

What Oda is doing with his narrative reminds me a lot of how the West has historically valued the role of the United States (the West / the "heroes") in the victory against Hitler's Germany, versus the role of the Soviet Union, who were the ones who actually defeated the Nazis.

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u/epatoj — 18 hours ago