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Submitted by msafrany on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 11:25

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JR Harris

Sat, 06/16/2012 - 11:37

True, it would be a small book. They only use a handful of slogans and ideas to derail an analytical discussion on Alcoholics Anonymous, maybe a small pamphlet broken down into section would be in order:

It doesn't happen in my group.
It works if you work it.
It's helped millions of people.
It's a program of attraction, not promotion.
It's Spiritual, not Religious.
You can take what you want and leave the rest.
Only you can choose if you are an alcoholic.
etc.......

"Tradition 10 - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy." Please follow orders from the Interchurch Center if you are an AA member and don't comment.

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becket

Sat, 06/16/2012 - 12:18

Edit/record, mix, master/package discs in a set. Fuck a bunch of cutting down trees to present these views. Haven't you heard? Book stores are going under. Put the discs in a format like an audio book. People listen in their cars nowadays. Packaging and marketing is everything. Be prepared to invest money and time. Set up a website for sales, or even downloads of particular topics. Get after it! And please take out the hostility or you will be shooting yourself in the foot by limiting your audience. Make it helpful, not antagonistic.

“The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.”
― Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian

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JR Harris

Sat, 06/16/2012 - 12:20

The derailing tactics of AA trolls

"Tradition 10 - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy." Please follow orders from the Interchurch Center if you are an AA member and don't comment.

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becket

Sun, 06/17/2012 - 00:12

If you're referring to me, JR Harris, you are insane. My answer is directly applicable to the scenario posed by the blogger.

And if not, well dammit, you're not insane this time.

“The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.”
― Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian

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dorak nob

Sat, 06/16/2012 - 22:44

anyone know a publisher