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DanaC · 10-26-2008, 01:59 PM

*chuckles* no. But I have divulged things on here that could damage me. More importantly, could damage my faction were the B&T (bastards and twats) in my own party to find them.

I like to be open in here. If there was anything more than a fleeting chance of one of them finding me in here I'd never be able to show weakness or vulnerability.

[eta] I'm pretty sure I am not looking for a political career. I toyed with it for a year or so, but I am less and less inclined to see myself in that role. I am a councillor for another 3 and a half years, unless I were willing to force a bye-election, which I can't currently imagine being. After that I very much doubt I'll stand again. Bit by bit I am disentangling myself and making myself less the person that people think of when looking for volunteers/allies. I still leaflet and stuff, and I go to some meetings. But I don't want to find myself drifting into a political career in 4 or 5 years because I am the automatic choice for the Left in our branch, to replace L as MP.

There's something quite seductive about coming into a group and being drawn in in that way. Being brought along as a potential successor and being viewed as a player....yeah, that's nice. But that isn't my life. That's not who I am.

10-26-2008, 01:59 PM	#33
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	chuckles no. But I have divulged things on here that could damage me. More importantly, could damage my faction were the B&T (bastards and twats) in my own party to find them. I like to be open in here. If there was anything more than a fleeting chance of one of them finding me in here I'd never be able to show weakness or vulnerability. [eta] I'm pretty sure I am not looking for a political career. I toyed with it for a year or so, but I am less and less inclined to see myself in that role. I am a councillor for another 3 and a half years, unless I were willing to force a bye-election, which I can't currently imagine being. After that I very much doubt I'll stand again. Bit by bit I am disentangling myself and making myself less the person that people think of when looking for volunteers/allies. I still leaflet and stuff, and I go to some meetings. But I don't want to find myself drifting into a political career in 4 or 5 years because I am the automatic choice for the Left in our branch, to replace L as MP. There's something quite seductive about coming into a group and being drawn in in that way. Being brought along as a potential successor and being viewed as a player....yeah, that's nice. But that isn't my life. That's not who I am. Last edited by DanaC; 10-26-2008 at 02:07 PM.