Twelve step Cults?

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http://www.rational.org/Cult.html

In light of the Rush development.

Apparently AA and its offshoots are not as benign as they appear.
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12. Mind control techniques; intimidation

While some cults jinx or curse departing members with divine or karmic punishments, AA promises refuseniks hell on earth, either from inevitable drinking or using, or from a malady called dry drunk. The dry drunk concept is one of the most sinister mind-traps ever devised to retain errant cult members. Knowing intimately how addicted people cannot imagine a satisfactory life without the substance, and understanding well the insatiable appetite to continue drinking or using, cult novices are told that quitting drinking or using is useless since addicts cannot be happy, cannot cope with normal stresses of life, or will simply self-destruct after prolonged suffering and deterioration.
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Facist? Mabye.
Crazy? Definitely.

http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/default/en_about.cfm

Wackos