A Thai rapper vowed not to be silenced on Thursday after he and at least five other government critics received messages from Apple warning that state-sponsored hackers could be targeting their phones.
A Thai rapper vowed not to be silenced on Thursday after he and at least five other government critics received messages from Apple warning that state-sponsored hackers could be targeting their phones.
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Music Is A Weapon
published : 30 Apr 2021 at 04:00
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Last Friday, singer-songwriter Trai Boy Bhumiratna released a song in support of the medical frontliners in the ongoing battle against Covid-19. He later said in a Facebook post that someone had criticised him for not reflecting on the government s shortcomings. He replied, in gist, that music isn t a weapon but is healing and consoling, and he doesn t think of politics with every breath he takes. This didn t sit well with netizens who brought up his past involvement with the PDRC movement that ultimately led to Prayut Chan-o-cha s premiership.
His political past aside, I disagree with him. Music can be a weapon. Sure, it can be about WAP (and there s nothing wrong about that) but it can also reflect on societal issues worth pondering. And with regards to the latter, music is a lyrical weapon filled with an ammo of passionate words being fired out by a passionate voice. They pierce ears and hearts to inspire awareness an