The Tea Party Movement has been causing controversy since its formation in 2009 to its organization of Saturday’s protest where racial slurs and epithets were screamed at House Democrats.
Finally they seem to have met their match.
We were glad to see The Coffee Party, the alternative to the The Tea Party, was not merely another screaming band of protesters with beliefs on the opposite side of the political spectrum, but a group of people who wish to “reinvigorate the public sphere, drawing from diverse backgrounds and diverse perspectives.”
The Coffee Party is about working toward a general understanding of each other’s perspectives and ideas while hoping to help spread the knowledge that our government is “not the enemy of the people, but the expression of our collective will.”
The Coffee Party hopes to meet its goals, like steering the government in the direction of the needs of the people and not the needs of corporations, by creating an environment where different individuals can learn from each other and work together.
In a time when most political organizations seem only to be willing to collaborate with like minds, this comes as a breath of fresh air.
Instead of screaming names or mailing teabags to the White House like its alternative group, The Coffee Party encourages open discourse, diversity, and, above all, “deliberation guided by reason.”
We couldn’t be more thrilled.
