I am not quite clear on your observationas as to who are labeled criminals. My contention would be that individuals who are imprisoned as a result of having commited crimes are criminals. What is actually your view of the State Media? The impact of the media on any society is it's level of credibility, with the consumers being the final arbiters.

Myths, distortions and illusions are not foreign to any group of individuals , Nationalities or Countries, so, is T&T unique in that respect or are we simply consistent, Please explain.

We embarked on a path toward a Democracy and has it served us well? If we are indeed blind and being led by the blind, is there room for pessimism? Some people can never be the thing that they want to be
and perhaps as a Nation we just cannot manage anything well. As human beings we do have shortcomings.

Fetes are but a single facet of our societal disorders and as you suggested, it has been the only forum for Unity. I do not think that you have presented or attemped to present a path to lead us out of the morass in which we find ourselves, at least not yet. There some instances in which we have to let go of the past as the burden can be wearisome.