Coffee, tea, or something else?
March 15, 2010Jon Brooks Comments Off
It was only a matter of time, I guess. This Saturday, dozens of “coffee parties” took place around the country. The Coffee Party was formed in response to the seemingly omnipresent and highly vocal Tea Party movement, which seeks a more limited form of government, to say the least. While Coffee Partiers also have a beef with government, it’s for a different reason entirely: They think it’s beholden to corporate interests.
From the Coffee Party web site’s About page:
Coffee Party USA is made up of people acting independently of political parties, of corporations, and of political lobbying networks…
We demand a government that responds to the needs of the majority of its citizens as expressed by our votes and by our voices; NOT corporate interests as expressed by misleading advertisements and campaign contributions…
Here’s a video by the Coffee Party founder, documentary filmmaker Annabel Park.
The organization’s Facebook page has attracted a rapidly expanding number of fans– over 161,000 so far, and if you hit refresh on your browser, you can see that number tick upward. And, natch, the nascent movement has a presence on Twitter, and Flickr, too. Here’s a blog post about one of the events from an attendee.
The Tea Party movement has had a fairly profound effect on the Republican Party. Whether a Coffee Party can have the same impact on Democrats remains to be seen.
One thing is clear: Coffee or tea, the entire country needs to drink decaf…
