> Isn't that quote itself just a false rationalization - 'I cheat but so does everyone else so it's not immoral'. It could be - Here's a moral question: If you

> Isn't that quote itself just a false rationalization - 'I cheat but so does everyone else so it's not immoral'. It could be - Here's a moral question: If you are an athlete who is attempting to get into the professional league...would you use performance enhancing drugs to "break in" if you had a small chance of getting caught? (I don't think this requires an answer - people internalize this differently and it could spur a discourse) > Personally I never got anything out of winning at sports per se. What gives me a buzz is performing in a way I can be proud of. I can think of some particular situations in sports (Hand of God - Maradona) when the stakes are high and you'll do anything to win. Technically, he didn't cheat, but he sure as hell didn't come forward either. > People cheat, corporations don't as they are just virtual groupings of people. You're right. What would you call a grouping of people with C-Level titles who "cheat" a cabal? Seems too ominous. I used corporation to describe the high level officials who profit most by cheating.