Young people across globe are taking to streets in protest against their governments. From Madagascar, to Peru, to Indonesia, Generation Z is rising to express their growing discontent with their leaders. Gen Z consists of people born roughly between 1996 and 2010. They share common perception of world of increasing inequality, corruption, nepotism, corporate greed, and bleak outlook regarding career prospects. This week in Madagascar, group of protesters dubbed "Gen Z Madagascar" helped oust country's president. Young Indonesians took part in deadly demonstrations over lawmakers' pay. In Morocco, people marched to call for better healthcare and education.
protesters have two things in common. One is growing exasperation about state of the world; the other is the use of flag from a Japanese manga called "One Piece". The flag depicts skull with a straw hat and crossed bones. In the manga, group of pirates fly flag and fight against oppressive governments and injustice. In real life, flag has appeared on banners and social media, and seen in graffiti worldwide. Al Jazeera reported that in protests in Nepal, flag was painted on murals, hung from vehicles, and was displayed in place of national flags. It added: "It is used partly in satire, partly as statement: rejecting status quo, calling out what protesters see as failures of governance."
