How can anyone hold an honest discussion in such a circumstance? I am very far from shy about expressing my views in debates and discussions on anything from gun control to welfare to homosexual marriage--in fact, I am often too vocal about my views--but when the general attitude of the modern American media is disdain and disgust for my perspective, I would hesitate to place myself in a position to be ridiculed, especially when doing so would accomplish absolutely nothing.
To Suze Orman, I would say this: do not call someone ignorant when you yourself do not know the facts. Ryan T. Anderson, according to his bio on the Heritage Foundation website, "received his bachelor of arts degree from Princeton University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude. He is a doctoral candidate in political philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, where he received his master's degree. His research spans the natural law tradition in conversation with classical and contemporary liberalism." This man clearly has a very good idea what he is saying, and is not uninformed. His ideals do not come from assumptions and presuppositions, but from very careful study, and I assure you that his traditional view of marriage was more than tested during his time at Princeton.
To Piers Morgan, I would say this: you call yourself a journalist and newsman. Whatever happened to reporting without bias? You have two guests on your show: whatever your personal beliefs, please do not bash one while helping the other. We all know you are a liberal, both politically and socially, but you do not need to step in and interfere in a discussion between two educated and successful Americans. I know this is the way talk shows tend to work today (believe me, I wish Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity would also stay out of discussions between their guests), but I would be able to better respect you if you were man enough to rise above the norm and pretend for a few minutes to be unbiased.
Additionally, Mr. Morgan, I would advise you to be very careful. According to Gallup polls, it was only in 2011 that the percentage of Americans who oppose gay marriage first dropped below 50%. Over the past three years, 45-48% of Americans oppose gay marriage. In your summarizing statement in this video, though you may have intended only to insult Mr. Anderson by calling him un-American, you insulted nearly half the population of the United States. In other words, you just said that over one hundred forty-one million American citizens, most of whom love their country and desire only its future prosperity, do not deserve to be called Americans.
I am one of those Americans, and although I am willing to say it in person or over the internet, I recognize the trend in the American news. It is time to acknowledge the truth: free speech, though legally protected, is no longer culturally tolerated. Honest discussions on equal footing do not exist anymore, and those who disagree with the media are in for a rough ride. Reporters and journalists can no longer be relied upon to do anything other than push the agendas of highly specialized classes.
As for politics? Constitutionality does not matter anymore. Newsmen obviously no longer care whether or not the national government can legally do something. They want what will give them the greatest benefits, and hang the Constitution! These are the beliefs that are being pumped into millions of homes across America, being displayed in televisions in restaurants and hotels throughout this land, and being fed into the minds of our fellow citizens. We are not being taught to think rationally or morally. Instead, we are being taught to fight for our "right" to comfort and ease; any of the 870,000,000 people who do not have enough to eat could tell us that this so-called right is a myth, yet we are being told, day-in and day-out, to look out for number one.
Anyone else think it might be time to unplug the cable?
