““AA purports to be open to anyone, as it is stated in Tradition Tree, "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking," but it isn't open to everyone. It's open only to those who are willing to publicly declare themselves to be alcoholics or addicts and who are willing to give up their inherent right of independence by declaring themselves powerless over addictive drugs and alcohol, as stated in Step One, "We admitted we are powerless over alcohol- that our lives had become unmanageable.””
![“I'll go through all of [12 steps for people who say are traumatized by the election], but a sample: Volunteer to fight Islamaphobia. Join the ACLU. Donate to Planned Parenthood. Take down sexism and misogyny. Sort of all the stations of the cross of liberalism. Sort of all the stations of the…” quote by Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/76d/tucker-carlson-1798_12-step_i-ll-go-through-all-of-12-steps-for-peop_707927.jpg)
![“So you [Nicholas Kristof] have got this new column out, 12 steps for people who say are traumatized by the [ Donald Trump] election.” quote by Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4c6/tucker-carlson-1798_12-step_so-you-nicholas-kristof-have-got-this-ne_792033.jpg)
