A popular Japanese anime flag has become a symbol of resistance

"There are some people who are participating in this trend … and haven't read One Piece from the start," he said.

Wow, anime fans really haven't changed in the last 40 years, huh

It’s a fucking pirate flag.

The Straw Hats are all about personal growth, friendship, etc and they’ll take down the world order to do it.

I get the reference on the one hand but I'm concerned what people who don't follow the series might think that flag means. (I can think of other sorts of imagery from One Piece that might have been a lot better to reference, honestly, like either the ::: spoiler spoiler Revolutionary Army's ::: flag or all of the subtle ::: spoiler spoiler sun symbol ::: variants that appear throughout the series.) I appreciate the article providing other examples of young adult protests that made pop culture references. Nice to hear more about the different trends among young protesters abroad.

Also, professor Suyanto's analysis:

"And I see it as effective … their voices became louder and many political elites have responded, though whether [their] response meets the public expectations is another matter."

"They don't need to take to the streets, confront authorities, or face police batons."

Compromise?

That’s all we got…?

Indonesian government has been regressing badly lately and finally some global coverage even if its through anime memes.