I used to be a drunk...

[JayhawkSD]

7. There is a big difference between what I see in myself and what I see in others.

"I see the same delusion, denial, rationalization, minimization, etc. in trumpers."

When I see those things in myself it is called self examination and or self realization. When I see them in others it is called judgement, and is a very different thing.

You do not see it in them, because you are not inside their minds. You see someone who disagrees with you and you judge them to be guilty of "delusion, denial, rationalization, minimization, etc" because they disagree with you, not because you can actually seen those mechanisms at work inside their heads.

The proclivity to judge others, to endlessly declare that others are wrong and that I know what is right, is very much a major component of the disease of addiction. In the 36 years that I have been in recovery I have seen this aspect justified, and downplayed by people who said they could continue to judge others and claim universal knowledge, and I have seen the vast majority of them bite the dust.

You may be able to stay sober knowing that you know what is right and that anyone who disagrees with you is in "delusion, denial, rationalization, minimization, etc," but my experience suggests that the odds are against you.