Demo(n)Crazy
Democratically undemocratic
Or undemocratically democratic?
That’s the question!
Before elections, power is sought from below
After elections, power comes from above
That’s the way it is in a demo(n)crazy -
How change of power through elections
Makes the demons of power become crazy
In a demo(n)crazy!
Saidu Bangura, Praia, Cape Verde, July 27, 2019.
PS: Don’t shoot the artist. Critique the art!
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