But the problem is that sometimes a black-and-white ethical decision has to be made with regard to long-term consequences.
IAWTC. I'm pretty new to the Avengers universe, but I've been reading back issues like a maniac for the past few months, and the impression I've formed so far is that Steve will always do what he believes is right, regardless of consequences. If the consequences are bad, he'll feel terrible about it, but the knowledge that he did the right thing will sustain him. Tony, OTOH, never does anything without considering the consequences (to others, anyhow -- he's all too willing to disregard consequences to himself), and he'll do things he knows are wrong if he thinks it'll produce the best outcome.
Which means when things go wrong, he doesn't really have anything to sustain him, not even the knowledge that he'd stuck to his principles. No wonder the guy's permanently depressed.
Re: Queseda and Millar make me want to hurl
IAWTC. I'm pretty new to the Avengers universe, but I've been reading back issues like a maniac for the past few months, and the impression I've formed so far is that Steve will always do what he believes is right, regardless of consequences. If the consequences are bad, he'll feel terrible about it, but the knowledge that he did the right thing will sustain him. Tony, OTOH, never does anything without considering the consequences (to others, anyhow -- he's all too willing to disregard consequences to himself), and he'll do things he knows are wrong if he thinks it'll produce the best outcome.
Which means when things go wrong, he doesn't really have anything to sustain him, not even the knowledge that he'd stuck to his principles. No wonder the guy's permanently depressed.