Good topic!
What always strikes me as odd is that there are so many phrases kicked around the rooms including aa is a selfish program that people say are not aa. Then where do they come from and why are people saying them?
I was at a meeting last week where a young girl was saying how she can't make 90 in 90, it set off a huge debate during the meeting. A guy (bb man) stated that 90 in 90 was not aa it came from treatment centers. Well this was a surprise to me as my first sponsor told me to do 90 in 90. I hear it all the time...almost every begginers meeting I attend. I also see newcomers here being advised to do 90 in 90. Is it aa or not? I don't know, I did it and it served its purpose for me. It can be confusing for the newcomer.
As for aa being a selfish program...semantics at its best.