I question the morality of Cro Cro’s critics

THE EDITOR: I question the morality of those religious organisations and critics for their condemnation of Cro Cro’s ‘Face Reality’. As an African Creole, they accuse him as racist and inciting violence. Why condemn Cro Cro for his wit and humour? It reminds us of the intrigues of our slave life. The natives of Trinidad and Tobago sing calypso. They are lively ballads often on political, sexual or humourous themes characterised by wrenched syllabic stress, loose rhyme and journalistic language.

Cro Cro is now demonised as satanic influence. What hypocrisy! It highlights the wrong doings of our society and strikes at the very heart where it hurts most. Those at fault would be called to justify their actions in due time and then see what would be left. Don’t tell me the diehard supporters of the UNC do not know we live in a corrupt society which was highlighted at the Airport enquiry; don’t tell me they do not know the cost of the road resurfacing programme is well over a billion dollars; don’t tell me they don’t know of the plot to involve PNM in the planting of drugs in a water tank in south Trinidad; don’t tell me they don’t know members of parliament now stand accused of making false statements. But there is no hue and cry from these religious leaders. The morality of that bothers me.

They serve truth and I don’t see why Cro Cro should be singled out as the sacrificial lamb to be slaughtered. This is the cynicism of complaint from disenchanted people, engaged in making false and damaging statements, harmful to the State. From all indications, the Prime Minisiter, a lover of calypso would not be entrapped by the call to ban the calypso because of its content. He would let them talk because anything said or done would always be criticised anyway. It’s Carnival time and the population is behind Cro Cro because of the political nature of the calypso (kid, nap, them) they will be supportive at all cost. This makes him popular as well as controversial, yet a crowd pleaser. In spite of the protest by the scandal-plagued national crooks, it is unlikely that the Prime Minister or President would intervene because “they like we Carnival.”

W CRAIGWELL
Port-of-Spain