There is a series of remarkable, intensely honest, posts on drinking and AA, mostly on Dean’s World. We don’t want to wreck them by quoting from them so we STRONGLY urge readers to read each one in its entirety, starting from the first the last. You can see the thought that goes into them, as you read the progression in order.
First, read this post by Dean Esmay.
Then, read Industrialblog’s response to that.
Next, read Dean Esmay’s response to that, indicating that Industrialblog made him want to clarify his original post on some things but also underline a vital point to him (and to others) that involves the issue of victimhood verus responsibility. Definitely a critical thing to consider.
Finally, read Scott Kirwin’s defense of AA published on Dean’s site.
Truly remarkable, thought-provoking — and perhaps useful to someone you know, someone close to you or, in some instances, someone who is you…
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.