Don Firth: "Some humans, for some reasons, do, and then want to force their moral code and behavior patterns on others."

Coming from you, I can see where you may think that...but mistakenly, AGAIN.

As in most creatures in the animal world, there is a mechanism called 'pair bonding' for the rearing of the offspring. The higher the intelligence level of the animal, the longer the 'pair bonding'. In some animals the offspring spend more time with their mothers, till the offspring can fend for its own. As for man, the length of the cycle that a child spends, before maturity, is the longest in proportion, than any other creature in the 'animal' world. This is because, in humans, the longest part of development, is the brain, emotions, mental, conceptual etc etc. for the tools of survival..not just against the elements, but in society.but because man is very societal, and that development is part of the survival skills needed, to survive in a community of other like beings. Basically, with that, you can say is the longer the 'pair bonding' for the rearing of the offspring, the higher development of that particular specie.
'Morals' on the other hand, are generally 'rules' that through observation through decades, even centuries, are 'guides' for the maintenance of, either practical or healthy living, often coupled the premise of not causing harm, to the basic structure, of you, or the community, at large, and avoiding unpleasant, or damaging consequences...either Spiritual, mental, physical, emotional or in societal living, damaging your survival in those areas.

With that in mind, Don, and with your 'history', it is easy to understand how you make up your 'moral code' as you go along in life, and use rationalizations to avoid dealing with the consequences. It also explains your need to see yourself as a 'political activist', because your ability to rationalize, has convinced yourself that you are a bit more persuasive than you are, other than within yourself.. and in persuasion, you gather people around you, that you can share a consensus with, and that consensus becomes your relative reality....and it bugs the fuck out of you, and you get nasty, when someone comes along, pops your bubble, especially, if that bubble includes the group around you, and the created consensus.

..and that was very objectively, and respectfully said. If you have a therapist, he/she, would agree.....
........though you still might not like it.
.....then again, you might.

GfS