The rap against the military regime becomes viral in Thailand: the regime attacks

In the two weeks that the video was posted on YouTube, it has already been viewed more than 30 million times. This is unprecedented for a music video in Thailand. In the black and white video titled 'Prathet ku mee & # 39; (my country has), eleven young batters strongly criticized the country's military regime.

No Elections

This popularity is remarkable because Thailand is an authoritarian state where no election has been held for years. The Prime Minister is appointed by the army and corruption is widespread.

"The country where the government is untouchable, where the police use the law to threaten people", one of the young violated while he is unconsciously in the picture

Se referring to the carnage

Most rappers cover their faces, probably for their safety. The video also shows a corpse beaten with a chair, while the audience applauds sideways.

This is a reference to the Bangkok Massacre in 1976, when dozens of students in democracy were murdered by the military.

Oppressive Regime

The head of the Thai army, who led a coup in 2014, is now the country's prime minister and runs an oppressive regime. The media are censored, large political rallies are banned, and criticism from the government or the military is not tolerated.

The Thai prime minister reacted to the clip saying that anyone who shares it will suffer the consequences. The head of the national police refuted this claim, stating that no arrest would take place.

Reaction Video

Instead, the military regime seems to be counterattacking with its own video called Thailand 4.0. This video praises the country's economic situation and calls for collaboration.

However, this video is not so successful and is ridiculed on social media.

Disappointment grows

It is clear that Rap Against Dictatorship has published a lot in Thailand. It remains to be seen if this is the beginning of increased resistance against the military regime.

The Thai army controls the country since the first coup of 1932. This will probably not change soon. However, the popularity of the video shows that the disapproval of the regime is growing among the population

"The elections in 2019"

The coup d'etat of 2014 was already the third in 25 years, in a country where the army always has the last word in politics. Since then, there have been no more elections.

The military government has promised that elections will be held in February 2019, but it is unlikely that they will be fair.