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Originally Posted by c0n0r0  Is the message we are hearing today in meetings the same as was heard in the early days? |
Success rate??? That number can be juggled around to suit anyone's purpose. However, when I go to meetings today, I hear what I want to hear. I still hear the message I heard 30 years ago when I came to AA, except now it's burried under a bunch of PC garbage for fear of hurting someone's feelings. IF the success rate was higher in the early day, it was because people came to AA at the lowest point in their lives and were hit in the face with no BS people who knew where they were coming from. Nowadays, we're not allowed to go to our bottoms, except in rare instances. So many people come to AA from places other than off the street and think they know more than they do about getting sober, and in general, if I'm honest about what I see and hear and tell someone, I'm usually accused of being mean spirited and insensitive.
The AA program was, is, and will forever remain(I hope)untouched by political correctness. Unfortunately, I can't say the same thing for the people in AA.