The Process

Now, I wanted to shift the conversation. I wanted to hear more about what he was saying, but I was starting to feel overwhelmed by his distorted sense of reality. When he speaks, he has a confidence in what he is saying, that makes me want to believe him, even though I know what he says is some twisted elitist delusional fantasy.
I tried to skip past the conversation we were about to have. In hindsight, I wonder if I should have heard him out. I asked, “What happens when someone is worthy of joining your club?”
“When someone meets our qualifications their name is put on a list of potentials. At which point, they are investigated by the clubs recruitment committee, then proposed or rejected for membership. Often, a club member will nominate someone they already know as a potential member. Most of us already know each other before we join the club. The processes is just to make sure we don’t overlook anything that might disqualify someone.
“Once the vetting process is complete, the resulting information is made available to the club members and a vote is held on the new member’s invitation. Any dissenting member can put a hold on the new membership. Dissenting members are able to add supporting information to the potential member’s file, if they feel there is evidence to deny membership. The evidence is reviewed and presented to the club members for further consideration.
“So does anyone get rejected?”, I asked.
“Oh yes, many do get rejected. Most of the time it’s because some philanthropy of the potential member is not doing enough to favor our position. There are many reasons to be rejected by the club, we do have very high standards.”