In the postmodern age, there is no compulsory morality. With the predominant narrative being that we’re biological machines that came together by chance, morality is at best utilitarian.

When it comes to law, there should be a direct correlation between what is moral and what is legal. This structure has worked since ancient times. It could be said that formalizing morality gave birth to law because doing what is right had to be objective.

And here is where postmodernism runs everything in the ground: with no transcendent narrative there is no transcendent morality. Morality is determined by those in power. In a democracy, it’s up for vote, it’s arbitrary. It’s not about doing what is right, it’s about getting your perspective imposed on the rest of the population if you can capture popular opinion and get a majority to vote on it.

In this environment morality and law are increasingly drifting apart. Without the objectivity and transcendence that gave birth to both, law and justice are nothing more than tools of coercion. It’s not going what’s right because there is no “wrong or right”. It’s doing what the majority decides.

Looking at our society, this is exactly what has happened in the last half of century. With the revocation of the Christian narrative, the stage has been open for all lobbying groups to make a play for getting their views legalized. Hence the power of the capital is even greater not because it enforces justice but because it creates justice. Unfortunately the word justice and it’s very ideal is lost because it does not mean doing what is right- it means doing what the last majority voted as their will - which might be the opposite of what the next majority will vote. Hence politically correct has almost nothing to do with correctness and everything to do with political. To be politically correct doesn’t mean to do the right thing, it means to do the political move that keeps the voting majority in power.

Belief creates behavior.

None of us are blank slate. What we do, our actions and their consequences are a result of how we understand the world: our beliefs, dogmas and strongly held positions.

Morality is the guiding light of behavior.

A reality that seems more obvious to parents than to others is that humans needs guiding principles. Morality is saying what's right and wrong, what is appropriate to do and what is not allowed.

Morality needs to have transcendence.

In postmodernity, there is nothing transcendent so morality is left to public opinion. The natural consequence is that the culture makers are under tremendous pressure to be the moral voice of the country. Do they have the qualifications to do so? That matters less. As long as they can influence popular opinion, they can throw their weight against.

Tribal is the new normal

When morality is left up to popular vote, groups of people that have a common culture tend to group together and draw the line on what's right and wrong. Also, tribes can create coalitions to create a majority.

Where does this leave us?
It leaves us up to poplar vote. Good or bad, it doesn't really matter as long as you can conjure a majority to push it through.