Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-7771419-20130404203850/@comment-7153552-20130627221833

The Empire was trying to keep the peace and it's minimal control on what provinces it has left. Ulfric is a nationalist/exclusionist, which exhibits some of the same behaviors and ideals of racists, but does have a few key differences. Ulfric believed that Skyrim whould be ruled by the Nords, he wasn't trying to personally kick out all the other races. He just didn't want another race ruling them - especially one that was weak and scared of the Mer! Look back, the Nords have willingly joined empires in the past based on their ability to fight and conquer.