I find the quote very true and concerning, to be honest.
Oh. I had forgotten that the collapse of ancient Greece was like Wild in the Streets with togas.
Don't be a dolt. Every culture likes to pretend that its "collective morals" decay over time, because that justifies a harsher clamping-down-on of the populace.
I'm just referring to the quote itself in its context, not morals as a whole. Nor am I suggesting any action be taken. It is unfortunate the loss of respect as a universal attribute is going by without the blink of an eye. Any civilized society should have that much and it's something that should transcend politics.
Absolute Republican garbage. Newsflash: there has
never been a need, ever, for a "transcendental moral order". In every instance that one has been established throughout history, it has
always, without fail, been used as a fallback justification for rapine and pillage in direct contradiction of the allegedly 'universal' principles. As soon as we can learn to walk without this crutch, we will be able to see these snake-oil peddlers out for what they really are.