SAd but true

An unfortunately truthful observation by Melanie Phillips:

Moral rules were developed to restrain the worst in human nature and encourage the best. In this post-religious, post-moral society, selflessness, compassion and generosity of spirit have been replaced by selfishness, sentimentality and cruelty.

Civilisation is only ever a thin veneer. As Dr Wright said, the combination of the ‘me-society’ and the new anti-social media is toxic. The internet has peeled back our culture and given us Lord — and Ladettes — of the Flies.

The full article is here: http://melaniephillips.com/the-net-has-given-us-lord-and-ladettes-of-the-flies