See
Tradition Four (12 Steps and 12 Traditions)
This
is a much favoured defensive strategy employed predominantly by the
cult groups which currently infest Alcoholics Anonymous. Whenever
their twisted agenda is in any way threatened or brought to light they
protest the 'right to be wrong' thereby obscuring their true intent
under the guise of committing an entirely innocent mistake. Or to put
it another way they plead ignorance, a defence which would fail
entirely were it to be offered in a court of law. By these means any
breach of the Traditions or guidelines may be committed with the
ready excuse that should this be questioned they can immediately
resort to the above stratagem. 'We didn't know', 'no one told us'
they protest thereby neatly absolving themselves of all
responsibility whilst placing the burden on others to clear up their
mess.
Of
course once the dust has settled they continue along their original
path sure in the knowledge that should they again be discovered their
defence still remains. After all an admission of error (at least in
the cult's eyes) does not imply any requirement to mend their ways.
Bill
Wilson's article (see above) although rather over-optimistically
expressing faith in the ability of groups to be largely
self-correcting in no way sanctions this approach. The “Middleton”
group “had been humbly willing to apply the lessons it learned. It
had picked itself up with a laugh and gone on to better things.”
Not so the cult.....
Cheers
The
Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
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