Is this really the "argument" you were attempting to make?
With a high degree of probability, yes. Moral lepers generally make poor intellectuals. "Intellectuals" and "Architects of the Culture of Death" provide abundant evidence in support of this commonsensical notion.
But let's look at Mr. Ruse's statement.
Yet after a lifetime of studying Americans -- I have gone to school with them, I have argued with them, I have had sex with them, and now I live with them -- I am still puzzled.By this statement, I can only conclude that Mr. Ruse has extremely low morals and extremely poor judgement. Simply stated, he gives every indication of being a scumbag.