Of Carnival and democracy
Saturday 16 January 2021
AS THE world looks on at the second impeachment of the United States president, the fragility of democracy is a phrase often repeated by journalists and talk show hosts. Notions of freedom of speech, the voice of the people and basic human rights are being dissected as history continues to collide with the present.
While others contemplate these issues, in TT the cancellation of Carnival may well provoke some questions of our own. Do people have a right to Carnival? Is it democratic to make decisions about the culture of a people without consulting them?