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Does moral subjectivism correspond to reality?
There are frequently discussions about moral issues, e.g. whether the Allies were justified in bombing German cities during WW2. This suggests morality is not a question of opinion but of fact. For example, either the Allies were justified or they were not, regardless of an individual's point of view. Otherwise why bother to have a discussion?

Well,
discussions will alway be started,if.....
Appropriate or not.
You can take part or not.
Politically it depends on the degree of support for the issue,whatever the use of the issue itself might be.

As far as reality goes,time should be considered an important aspect,as well as who started the discussion.

Moral dismay is more an issue of the now(=the moment of events occurring),than of the future,despite later discussions,who in turn could be useful nevertheless.

So,
the 'moral subjectivism' as you call it,is more corresponding to reality as it happens more at the time of events itself.

The later, the more danger of bias of developed insights,changed morals,misuse of topics and......less usefulness and lessor level of realityworth.

At the end of the line we'll always have evaluation by historians,so virtually,discussions never end.......

The moment of the discussion about well or not bombing German cities at the time was "a question of fact" as you call it.

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