User blog comment:Spritydove/Deeper Thought into the Civil War/@comment-5135631-20120707164515/@comment-1080767-20120708045513

I would argue that the Empire has to for its own survival. Considering how badly the war went, in which the Empire just kept losing and losing land until they were forced to agree to the terms of the concordat, they don't want to upset the Thalmor by violating their peace treaty. In contrast, the Stormcloaks choose to be rascist, and they use the state of Skyrim as an excuse to blame external influences. They seek to do something radical and purify Skyrim, purging it of everything that is not Nordic. As a standing part of the Empire, they have no right to do this, and morally, many would also agree that they lack such a right as well.

Furthermore, I disagree with your implication that the Empire is rascist, especially in contrast with the Stormcloaks. Having explained that the Stormcloaks are indeed rascist in some capacity, I hope that you agree with that. Given that, I don't see any sort of racism on the part of the Empire. I agree that the Thalmor are more racist than the Stormcloak Nords, but I don't see how the Empire's association with the former makes them at all racist. The Aldmeri Dominion has the right to roam the Empire and enforce its racist ways upon others, and the Empire cannot do anything about it, even if the Thalmor go insofar as to resort to illegal operations. The Empire wants no part of the Aldmeri Dominion's actions. They utterly detest them - I think that's pretty clear, considering their history.