Of course, it's especially interesting to note the gaming media response in both cases. When it's religious conservatives attacking gaming, then they're idiots who should be mocked, yet when it's 'liberals' attacking gaming, they act like there's an actual point. You can see the old boys club a mile off...

As for why gaming is so often attacked? I supected it's an audience thing. Hardcore gamers are often conflated with nerds (same with die hard tabletop gamers and roleplayers), and are seen as an 'easy' target for populists and media mouthpieces. People love a scapegoat...