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FORT WORTH, Texas, July 6 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman says she began building what is now known as the Coffee Party movement because she was upset at the discussion about healthcare.
"The Tea Party was triggering panic, fear and hatred even," Annabel Park told the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram. "Their rhetoric is very extreme, designed to trigger emotions."
Park, a documentary filmmaker who recently released "9500 Liberty" about Hispanic immigrants in Maryland, decided to use Facebook to connect with likeminded people. More than 200,000 people have joined the "Join the Coffee Party Movement" group.
Members say the Coffee Party is open to anyone interested in civil political discussion.
"Spreading inflammatory lies and verbally abusing people with different views is very un-American to me," said Kathryn Hansen, who helped organize a Fort Worth group. "This is a democracy. Sometimes your party wins; sometimes the other party wins. We have to recognize that and work together and compromise in order to move forward."
The Coffee Party is planning its first convention, Wake Up & Stand Up America, scheduled Sept. 24-26 in Louisville, Ky.
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