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Sure, they were the antagonists to our Luffy so it was natural for us to hate them, they were the opposers to the MC’s freedom. But in the beginning that’s all they were.
Setting aside the “all government agencies are corrupt trope ingrained into us so we’re suspicious of them from the get go”, at what point did you realise the WG were lead soulless monsters?
It’s not even about their “bottom line” to fight the pirates. These guys are truly sadistic.