Last month, ThinkProgress blogger Alyssa Rosenberg hosted MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd at the Center for American Progress, a forum that he used to forcefully dismiss the freedom of speech related objections that have been raised to SOPA. Blogging last week, Rosenberg was rather dismissive of the importance of opposition to SOPA. Emphasis mine:

One of the things that has interested me watching the SOPA debate evolve is the role of consumers, whether they’re like-minded tech enthusiasts or fans of certain products, in lobbying against the bill. They haven’t always been successful — some SOPA advocates have, for example, dismissed Reddit advocates as a loud but insignificant minority. But it’s not necessarily the reaction of the lobbied that matters in this one. It’s whether, having gotten a taste of activism, fans decide to become forces on other issues.

Really? It doesn't matter whether or not Congress hears the significant objections that Internet communities have raised regarding the impact of THIS legislation?! Their opinions on other issues matter, but not this one?

Perhaps their opinions are only important if they are willing to become forces for establishment interests?

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