A Confession?

Suddenly I just thought of my uni year 2 when I was in the Students’ Union. Why did I start thinking about it, I have no idea. It just suddenly came to mind. Recalled about the starting of it, when there was nomination into the committee. To be very frank, it’s totally ‘black’. I never gathered votes, nor underwent any scrutiny by the student body. Officially, I have more than 50 votes to my name (minimum to get into the Union exco), though I do wonder if that really was the case. I got a post I never knew what it encompassed till I got in. in fact, I was placed there to ‘block off’ any ‘unwanted’ nominees for taking the position.

After getting into the exco, by right, the uni’s Council (made up of Union exco and the various presidents of school clubs and major cca clubs) nominates and votes on who be what position. Alas. It was still black then. In fact, the more than half of the positions have been reserved and the people knew they will probably get their positions. People like me. Even if there were contenders, I had a slightly higher chance of winning, cuz close to half of those in the Union exco would vote me in. The questionable lies in the non-Union members. And despite one who hates such black politics, I ‘took part’ in it as well, by voting people who I was SUPPOSED to vote in. Talk about a democratic society. Nay.

Maybe I’m feeling guilty for all that I’ve done then, during the nomination period. Sounds like a confession above. So am I forgiven?