Definitions: A Triumph!

[cjsmith]

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!

Comments

[thorswitch.livejournal.com]

Interesting - I'd always kind of perceived the difference as being that moral issues tend to be related to the kinds of things that religious dogma tends to address, where as ethical matters tend to be more secular in origin. But looking at it as interpersonal / business seems to cover the same kind of territory in a much less emotionally charged manner than framing it as religious / secular. Thanks - that's some insight that might come in real handy during other debates :D