I think there is a place for the more militant AA groups.
Personally, it's been really good for me, to have a more take charge home group and sponsor.
If you have ever watched a show like "the biggest loser" & most of them whine and cry and chuck a few tantrums, some walk off the set..... But by the end of the show they are up and running under their own power & so glad the trainer kept pushing and didn't let them quit because they can see they would still be miserable and overweight if the trainer had let them just do the bare minimum or quit.
That's like me in AA, left to my own devices, in an "Anything goes" AA group, I'll whine and grizzle and basically self sabotage.
It's not a character trait I'm proud of, being lazy, but at least I acknowledge it now and I'm no longer too embarrassed to ask for help when I genuinely need it.