Walter Kirn - It's no accident that most self-help groups use 'anonymous' in their names...

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It's no accident that most self-help groups use 'anonymous' in their names; to Americans, the first step toward redemption is a ritual wiping out of the self, followed by the construction of a new one.

Walter Kirn

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Es ist kein Zufall, dass die meisten Selbsthilfegruppen in ihren Namen "anonym" verwenden. Für die Amerikaner ist der erste Schritt in Richtung Erlösung ein Ritual, das sich aus dem eigenen Ich löscht, gefolgt von dem Bau eines neuen.

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