While some politicians screamed about rules, the rest wondered what those rules should be and, really, whether there should be any at all. She cheated on me, but I loved her. I have not seen the Rebelettes perform. This is, therefore, not a commentary about their routines. We have accepted lies as the truth.
Truth has no expiration date.
Our understanding of scientific disciplines may change because of new discoveries. But moral principles are just that axioms, canon, doctrine, fundamental, foundational. Moral principles have not changed, only our adherence to them. As a society, we are accepting standards of behavior and practice today, that a generation ago would have been roundly, soundly, and loudly condemned. I understand it because of the weaknesses in humankind, because of the weaknesses in me.