I was clued in to the Coffee Party phenomena by Birds on a Wire and it didn't take me long to join right in, though I doubt that I will ever see any Coffee parties in this bright 'Red' part of the state. I might hear of one in Chico…
Naturally I spent some time exploring the movement, both before and after joining and I was amazed at the trash talk and vitriol expended on this movement by the Right Wingnutters. They really are a nasty and mean minded bunch. Odd; I can dish out insults to the Wingnuts right here on my blog but I would never think of going to one of their blogs and insulting them. They can choose to read what I have posted or not. That's really how it's supposed to be done. Civilly. You already know how I feel by the reading of my post, why would you think I would change because you insulted me? Or do these people still have that playground mentality that made them bullies? It's time for them to grow up.
Thanks for the ref, Steve! The Coffee Party has yet to prove its worth, but I applaud its mission to spark civil discussion. Of course, as you say, there are bullies out there on the playground just itching to turn a perfectly good discussion into a fight.
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