Is the "Democracy Under Attack" narrative real, or is it a convenient escape from accountability?

MyJoyOnline published an article titled "Is the 'Democracy Under Attack' narrative real, or is it a convenient escape from accountability?" The article states that the opposition has marched in red and black, chanting that democracy is under attack. It questions whether democracy is under attack because former public officials are being investigated over decisions they took while exercising public power, or because people who allegedly spread falsehoods or make threatening statements are invited to answer before the law, or because political actors who once wielded the full machinery of the state now find themselves on the receiving end of the same legal processes they once defended.

The article notes an irony in watching those who once insisted that "the law must take its course" suddenly discover the vocabulary of victimhood when the law knocks on their own doors. It suggests that if accountability was patriotic yesterday, it cannot become persecution simply because the names on the docket have changed. The greatest weakness of the "Democracy Under Attack" narrative is that it asks Ghanaians to suffer from selective amnesia. Citizens remember the years when journalists complained of intimidation, when critics accused the state of heavy-handedness, and when public confidence in government was low.