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It's a circular condition - society affects the people, who affect society. Keep in mind that 'morals', the way we use the term in everyday speech, are determined by the majority. We believe cannabalism is wrong because everyone around us does too - we were raised in a society where the majority felt it was wrong, we were taught it was wrong, and therefore it is wrong. Cannibals obviously don't think that way.
Therefore, if everyone likes to drink, it becomes moral to drink. If everyone wants to have wild, rampant sex, it becomes moral to do so. If everyone likes to see women sell their bodies on national television, it becomes moral to do so. If everyone likes to cheat on their spouses, it becomes moral to do so.
What we see in America is regression - the reduction of self-control and discipline. People are returning to the animalistic behavior they think is 'correct': making merry as often as they can, fucking everything that moves, doing whatever 'makes them feel good'. That's what animals do, and that's what this society is turning into.
I'm not that old, and I can still remember when adultery appalled people. Nowadays people brush it off because it is so commonplace. The day when it becomes standard practice is just over the horizon.
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