A different take on this. Why does it matter??? I think sometimes we get way too caught up in trying to figure out their thought process, that we lose sight of what's really important. Does it matter if alcohol is causing the unacceptable behavior. Alcoholics are people just like the rest of us. They have personality traits that are desirable and some that are not desireable. Sometimes it's the alcohol that brings out the worst in them. Sometimes they just do things we don't like, even without alcohol. It really doesn't make all that much difference because unacceptable behavior is unacceptable behavior. It simply makes the point that taking alcohol out of the equation doesn't solve everything. And isn't that the truth, more times than not?
My opinion only,
L