User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/The Civil War - Why it is great/@comment-66716-20121101190507

I went with the Empire on my first character because I wasn't a fan of Ulfric's racism, but as I played through I decided I liked the Stormcloaks better, so I've joined them on my other two characters. I like to think that helping them despite not being a Nord can help a little with the racism, even if nothing actually happens in game like that. Whatever Ulfric's true intentions, however, the Stormcloaks and their supporters in generral just want freedom. Freedom to believe and worship how they wish, which is something I'm glad I have in the real world. As an Athiest I'm glad I don't live where I have to abide by someone else's beliefs and/or pretend to believe as they do, and I like the idea that I'm helping the people of Skyrim be free to believe in who and what they wish to believe in, even if others don't agree with them. The Thalmor wanting to force everyone to abide by their own belief system makes me think too much of how people are getting in the US lately, where the more "hardcore" Christians are trying to make everyone live by their beliefs by making laws based on nothing more than religious views.