after sitting back and watching, i'll say this: regardless of all the intentions and 'promo', or whatever...i don't trust or 100% respect the AAWA as a group PURELY because peoples identities were outed on their watch.
i remember when, as an elder, i was making covert moves with my wife to get out of that bullshit cult with some sort of dignity...the feeling that i had done it on my own terms, you know? so that i could say, 'at least i had control in THAT...'. i was so careful. tracks covered, stories polished. it was a breathless time, full of anxiety and pain...and fear. fear which i eventually overcame, true enough. but fear it was...and back then, i slept with it.
if at this time, while drowning among the rising ruins of my once 'simple' life, ANYONE had outed me...even inadvertantly, it would've destroyed so much of what i was delicately balancing. if the person responsible for doing this was also IN THE VERY SAME SITUATION as i was, it would've made the whole affair very bitter.
and if there was no full, no-strings-attached apology afterwards...well, i have no idea what I would've done. the feeling of betrayal wouldve been a far second to the feeling of panic at my newly exposed situation.
SO, i dont care WHO runs the AAWA...i don't care if the board consisted of Gandhi, MLK, Mother Theresa, and Ben Kenobi. if just ONE PERSONS secrets were compromised, if just one person had to frantically deal with the dry-mouthed panic that i KNOW would've slapped me in the face...well, based on that alone, the AAWA can really go take a walk. even if there are good intentions all around, 'friendly fire' is still fire.
why the hell do human beings need SO badly to work in GROUPS?
you're a powerful universe in your being. OWN IT.
