It’s here. Finally. The Coffee Party is waking up. We’re a little bit slower to jump to action than the Tea Party (ironic that), but once we get going – boy do we get going.
After months of watching the Tea Party pretend to represent the majority of Americans, the majority of Americans are slowly beginning to stand up and say “Hey! I don’t want my government to go away – I just want it to be smart!”
Enter the Coffee Party. It has been called the Progressive or Liberal answer to the Tea Party. I don’t believe that’s what it is at all. Rather, it is the Moderate’s answer to the Tea Party. The Coffee Party online HQ describes the mission of the Coffee Party thus:
The Coffee Party Movement gives voice to Americans who want to see cooperation in government. We recognize that the federal government is not the enemy of the people, but the expression of our collective will, and that we must participate in the democratic process in order to address the challenges that we face as Americans. As voters and grassroots volunteers, we will support leaders who work toward positive solutions, and hold accountable those who obstruct them.
America is a community. The government is the center of that community. It is what we make of it. If we don’t like what we’ve made of it, we have no one to blame but ourselves. If we’re going to change it then we have to be involved in it.
It is an alternative to the Tea Party’s “clear cut the government” approach. But it doesn’t have to be in direct opposition – both agree that the government is broken. The difference lies in this question: if it’s broken do you fix it or just tear down and start over? There is, also, a difference in method. Do you sit down and talk to those you disagree with and try to understand their view point or do you try and railroad them? Are you willing to be convinced even as you try to convince?
