User blog comment:Zippertrain85/Why The Imperials Are Wrong/@comment-99.28.126.64-20130710082807/@comment-70.165.79.231-20130712012527

Wut? Skyrim wasn't being treated terribly by the Empire, the opposite actually, currently the information we have been given suggests that the trade they make benefits both sides greatly. And when did the Empire plant the seeds of dissent? If I remember correctly it was Ulfric when he demanded the ability to publicly worship Talos, which I should mention that the ban of said Divine was not strongly enforced. So it's really Ulfric's fault the Empire got slightly oppressive and is the reason for the drain of resources and manpower caused by an unnecessary war.

And last I remember, the High King was chosen from Solitude mostly out of tradition, since there wasn't a much better choice. And would you be so kind as to show evidence of the High King being a puppet? Didn't think so. The Empire is (in)famous for not giving a crap about what goes on in other provinces as long as they stay with them, or not seeing as it's never said that the Empire fought to keep the other provinces it lost. Skyrim is the exception as the probably see it as just a rebellion.