Sadly, the cynic in me has to agree. I fear it's always been the case but not as blatantly on display.
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Indeed, as Man is born flawed.
Yet the Ancients treated dishonor very harshly.
Those who crossed the line in Greece were ostracized into the mountains to die alone.
In Rome, they were given to the Gladiators for sport or crucified.
But we moderns who insist we are the greatest, reek of piety and sanctimony.
As a result, we have redefined tolerance as acceptance of any and all
disgraceful behavior and the predictable result has been an explosion of such behavior.
And then we hear, "How could this be happening?"