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Eli Rosenberg 1,207 Views Apr 7, 2011

"Net neutrality is an innocuous sounding term for what is really media Marxism."

--The group Tea Party Patriots, in a posting on their website about the impending House vote on whether or not to repeal the FCC's rules on net neutrality. Mother Jones's Stephanie Mencimer was quick to note the irony of the Tea Party's opposition to net neutrality, given that the "whole movement has been organized online, making the Internet's level playing field a crucial element to its success."

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