JAKARTA, Aug 5 — Why is the Indonesian government planning to ban people from flying a flag from a popular anime?The pirate flag flown by the Straw Hats Pirates from the anime...

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.

  • ByteOnBikes@discuss.onlineOPEnglish
    45·
    2 days ago

    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.worldEnglish
      271·
      2 days ago

      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.worldEnglish
        143·
        2 days ago

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

      • Bronzebeard@lemmy.zipEnglish
        43·
        2 days 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.