User blog comment:The Milkman/Skyrim's Smorgasbord of Shortcomings/@comment-9062114-20131110021823/@comment-1600847-20131110023422

Many people view the treatment of non-Nords in Stormcloak Holds as racist/nationalist/xenophobic. If we choose to view it as such, that's our business. If you choose not to, that's yours. But going around saying "No, that's wrong" is even more "wrong". If you just said "I disagree with your opinion on the Stormcloaks" that'd be one thing, but saying in essence "your interpretation is wrong, mine is right" does you no credit. NEITHER argument has irrefutable proof.

And I thought we'd already discussed this "replacement Jarl" topic before. EVERY replacement Jarl is a Stormcloak or Imperial spy/agent. Ulfric also knows exactly which citizen to make a Jarl the moment a Hold changes hands.