Beyonce. OK.

Everyone seems to have something to say about Beyonce coming to Trinidad and Tobago (Paolo Kernahan's latest is the best so far, I think). This one has a ghastly picture of Beyonce, but did a good job of hitting the high points for the international community. The local community? 

Well, everyone has an opinion.

Here's mine.

(1) TSTT/bMobile is supposed to have less than 15% profitability due to the nature of the Trinidad and Tobago government's controlling interest. If this has not changed over the years, they have money to toss away at anyone who will shake their posterior, literally or otherwise.

(2) Expectations of TSTT and the reality of TSTT are ripe with disparity.

(3) Expectations of T&T government and the reality of T&T government are becoming increasingly ripe with disparity.

(4) People are buying the tickets.

The endgame here is the result. The result is that the concert isn't likely to bust because, as parliament and internet porn stats go, Trinbagonians like to see people shake their posteriors in public and will even pay people to do so. The entire Media industry in Trinidad and Tobago revolves around that.

And so, the posterior-shaking will continue unabated, without pause and without apology. The real topic is a matter of taste - whose posterior people want to watch shake. Capitalism may or may not be trumping democracy but what is interesting is that in a period of foreign exchange deficit, someone is seeing fit to allow even more money to leave the country.

So - don't hire the local talent, import the peanut-butter-thighed Beyonce (hat tip to Paolo) and roll the dice. If she didn't come, it would be someone else.

We all know that there is an addiction to things foreign. Should we be so surprised?