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I finally figured out the difference between "immoral" and "unethical".
For years people have tried to nitpick at me by saying those two words have different meanings. Looking at dictionaries hasn't helped me. Way too many definitions of "immoral" reference "ethics" and way too many definitions of "unethical" reference "morals." So I figured the nitpickers were just making shit up, as many nitpickers do. But I figured it out!
"Immoral" is a word REPUBLICANS use. "Unethical" is a word DEMOCRATS use.
Ta-daaaa!
For years people have tried to nitpick at me by saying those two words have different meanings. Looking at dictionaries hasn't helped me. Way too many definitions of "immoral" reference "ethics" and way too many definitions of "unethical" reference "morals." So I figured the nitpickers were just making shit up, as many nitpickers do. But I figured it out!
"Immoral" is a word REPUBLICANS use. "Unethical" is a word DEMOCRATS use.
Ta-daaaa!
ripping something out quickly...
I think that the general basis is that morals are handed down from on high. God said that it is wrong, so doing it is immoral.
Ethics tend to be based on treating your fellow man fairly. They can generally be derived from some permutation of the golden rule.
Conservatives (or authoritarians) tend to believe that morals are important, and that if you live a moral life (follow the rules) being ethical will follow.
Liberals, (or non-authoritarians) believe in workng out what is right based on principles like the golden rule. What authority says is not as important as doing the right thing.