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In Indonesia, truckers have turned ‘One Piece’ Straw Hat Pirates flag into a protest symbol ahead of Independence Day (www.malaymail.com)

submitted 1 month ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Drivers are choosing to fly the One Piece flag instead as a show of dissatisfaction with the current government.

Much of it stems from Indonesia’s new Zero ODOL policy, ODOL meaning over-dimension and overloaded trucks in a bid to improve road safety as well as address damage caused by said trucks.

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[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 43 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Instead of directly addressing the drivers’ frustrations Indonesian politicians have instead attacked the choice of flag, with Gerindra Party executive and deputy house speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad calling it a “systematic movement” aimed at undermining national unity.

If the solution is to ban the flag instead of make moves to solving the problem, then youre the bad guy.

[–] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I dont think they are the bad guy. The government passed truck weight limits to improve road safety, but truck drivers get paid by load weight and they are already underpaid. There are grievances to be had but the truck drivers are mad at the wrong people.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Truck drivers aren't the ones trying yo ban the flag, and thus NOT the ones ByteOnBikes is talking about.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Who is up voting this complete misreading of the above comment? 13 other people (at the time of my posting) also lack the basic literacy skills to interpret someone criticizing the government, not the truckers.