User blog comment:Zippertrain85/Why the Stormcloaks are right part 2/@comment-5762605-20130603134437/@comment-5762605-20130603135122

But then again, Ulfric is strong enough to stand against what he believes is right, the chance for Skyrim to govern itself and to withdraw the banning of Talos worship. However, Skyrim could easily have had a Moot and decided to govern itself while still having the support of the Empire, like the English Commonwealth of reality.

That said, I don't much support the Empire either. The cutting off of Hammerfell from the Empire, and the failure to realise the Aldmeri Dominion as a threat was their downfall. Amaund Motierre, the ambitious and cutthroat bastard he is, should never have been on the Elder Council, and if he could get in, there's no telling who else is in power there. For the Civil War to be "only a sideshow" to those in Cyrodiil, as Tullius puts it, demonstrates the Councils and the Emperors poor prioritising; it could mean another province lost, and they focus everything on border control against the Dominion, which wouldn't really amount to much if their agents can roam Skyrim, and assumingly get there through Cyrodiil, anyway.

Additionally, the Empire has not acted on clear threats. Commander Maro knowing the Dark Brotherhoods location, dealing with the leader of and knowing their Sanctuarys password and not acting is just foolish.

So really, I don't see how people can say either side, Stormcloaks or Imperials is"right", as both sides are very grey. I did side with the Imperials in the Civil War, really only because they were not the ones attacking one of Skyrims Holds, which had remained previously neutral. But if Bethesda had allowed Season Unending to have more choice and something akin to New Vegas independence, I would've opted to just stop the conflict.