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KEN RAGGE'S NEMESIS 
  Kenny, You brought to everybody's attention the Youtube name of ButtCoffee. One of his videos which highlights in an amusing and clever way just how stupid AAA is has received 56,760 hits. Is that a greater number than your book sales? - I guess so. He/she also has a nice collection of videos parodying a certain Mr Ken... more »
By Rich  - Aug 20 - 1 new of 1 message    

How to Tell Kooky Nuts in the Addiction Field 
  Interesting article from Stanton Peele's blog: How to Tell Kooky Nuts in the Addiction Field [link] Ken Ragge [link]
By Ken  - Aug 20 - 1 new of 1 message    

What Ken Ragge wrote about Chinese Communist "thought reform" and A.A. 
  Hello All, Just to avoid confusion, here is a url directly to the section of More Revealed where a comparison is drawn between the 12-Step programs and the Chinese Communist system of re-education. Just so you won't be disappointed, there is no mention of "Chinese Water Torture" or any of the other Cold-War-era media nonsense.... more »
By Ken  - Aug 19 - 1 new of 1 message    

What "brainwashing" in China really was about . . . 
  Hello Everyone, There appears to be a lot of confusion about the factors that go into radical opinion change as done by totalitarian organizations. The following url has a list of the eight factors for "thought reform" from R. J. Lifton's "Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism" with a description of each.... more »
By Ken  - Aug 19 - 1 new of 1 message    

Alcoholism is not a Disease 
  Hello All, Great article and great information at the URL below. Ken Ragge [link]
By Ken  - Aug 14 - 13 new of 13 messages    

A Psychological Self-Improvement Book for Boys 
  A Psychological Self-Improvement Book for Boys Troubled boys become unsuccessful and unhappy men. Any boy can learn how to keep that from happening. Grand Haven, MI -- July 30, 2008 -- Happiness and success in life depend on something nobody teaches a boy anything about - his mind. Most of the time brains just free-run, doing whatever they want with the inputs they... more »
By BoysMind Books  - Jul 31 - 1 new of 1 message    

AA brainwashing just converting one addiction to two others? 
  ...Oh, dear, another puling incontinent potty mouth who thinks he can offend a retired submarine sailor with childish obscenities. Best to put that pacifier back in your mouth, infant, your distress at not being in continuous sucking mode is showing. On the bright side, when next you mess your diaper,... more »
By Kent Paul Dolan  - Jul 28 - 6 new of 6 messages    

Damn drunks 
  ...It is always nice to see one of Pollutka's long running skeins of lies [in this case, that atheists are offering no help and have no groups to offer help, to addicts] put down with a heavy dose of those inconvenient "fact" thingies. Thanks, Michelle. ...If he runs true to his usual and decades-long... more »
By Kent Paul Dolan  - Jul 27 - 7 new of 7 messages    

A.A. need not apply 
  "You gotta love what you do." This is my screen wallpaper just now: [link] "A man must have a hobby, sir, to keep from going flat" seems to apply to Truman the rabbit, as well. xanthian. [This is a troll. This is a troll. Had this been a real posting,... more »
By Kent Paul Dolan  - Jul 27 - 5 new of 5 messages    

Questions for Ken Ragge about his book. 
  Hello Ken, I was reading Chapter 3: The Disease Theory. On page 34, second paragraph, you wrote, "Rush's ideas were picked up by the growing Temperance Movement." Could you elaborate which Temperance Movement you're meaning? Are you speaking of the Washingtonians? Just curious because it seems you skipped over the American Temperance Movement.... more »
By Topher  - Jul 21 - 7 new of 7 messages    

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