Lyric discussion by AzWeThinkIam 

Cover art for The Great Debate lyrics by Dream Theater

i think the band does present it's opinion but in a very subtle way. What convinces me are the following lines:

"we're reaching / but have we gone too far" - maybe they were for it at first, but now it has gone too far?

"someone else's fate / we are deciding" - i think the band is trying to say it's their fate and we shouldn't have the power to decide that.

"Anarchistic moral vision Industries of death Facing violent opposition Unmolested breaths

Ethic inquisitions breed Antagonistic views Right wing sound bite premonitions In a labyrinth of rules "