[quote=@LeeRoy]
[@Albatross City]
Iron Man was wrong, always will be. 

It wasn't a question of morality, it was an ethical question.

The Heroes do more good with their identities secret, and their families remain untouched.

Opening their identities to the public puts their families in danger and makes the Heroes emotionally involved.

Morality drives what the Heroes do, but in the long run it's simply more Ethical to let a Hero be a Hero. 



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When I used the word morals I was referring to individual choice, but yes, the Marvel Civil War is a story of ethics at the end of the day.

I'm actually on Tony Stark's side because making the public feel more safe is more important than the superheroes personal lives, for in choosing to defend Earth they are acting out of the greater good which requires a large degree of personal sacrifice. By accepting the fact that such dangers would be all too real from the moment they began to act, the government can then provide their families with the necessary protection or simply sign a non-disclosure agreement that pertains to information on their family.

The only way I'd ever be for Captain America's side is if the Avengers was a strictly black ops organization, where espionage is required to accomplish their missions, but all these big battles go on out in the public where everything is visible.