User blog comment:Some Argonian Named Kesch/Stormcloak Rebellion: Is Anyone Really Right?/@comment-5700881-20131111004831/@comment-5700881-20131111192648

Yes he is the one who started the war, when he and his followers demanded that they be given the right to worship to clean up Markarth, they should have expected there would be repercussions for getting something like that, no to mention worshipping in private was something you could get by with. And it didn't start there, that's only when the tension started heating up,when it didn't have to. It really started when Ulfric killed Toryyg, which as said earlier, he could have at least tried to talk to him.

That's my point, this war is unnecessary and so are the casulties, and there is still the fact that the Stormcloaks used siege weapons on a city populated with civilians, when there was no need to, and when it's populated with civilians, many of which likely didn't want anything to do with the war. I'm aware the Empire does the same, but I kinda expect it from them, where they don't care for people individually.

I'm aware religion in the Elder Scrolls universe is real, but the Divines can be compared to our religions here because they don't do anything unless under very special circumstances, and even then they're dicks about it. But even then, when has a war over religion in the Elder Scrolls universe turned out alright? I'm also aware of the Thalmor's intentions and what they need to do to achieve it, but that's like what happens when you try to kill off all Christians, SOMEONE will survive, and they will find groups of other people to take part in their tribal fetish. In other words, trying to kill it will only make it stronger, and you can't keep tabs on everybody. And the Thalmor are kinda bad at doing it anyway, just look at Raerek.