Somewhere a long the line AA shifted to a "lovey-dovey" mind-set.
It did no such thing. AA has never once shifted moved or re-written itself.
People and peoples perception can change and seem it different. It always was about love and finding your HP which is just that unconditional love, so we can be of use to others..
And I can find in any given week out of the 1,200 meetings here , if I want the hard nosed , finger in your chest approach, or maybe for a softer shell a caring one..
I have heard from guys in the program from the 40's and up. And almost all of them will tell you the same thing.
Listen with your eyes
Pray
Go to meetings(the odds prove that a person that makes meetings will mataine sobriety better than not. And this includes dry drunks. )
And help another alcoholic..