User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Why the Empire Should Prevail Over the Stormcloaks! (part 2)/@comment-219.77.48.128-20111128141707

The Empire is weak - your whole 'cutting off a finger to save the hand' analogy makes sense if the dying Empire is the finger. The White-Gold Concordat basically made the Empire puppets of the Aldmeri, they are in no way strong. And while I don't agree with Ulfric's racist attitude, I'd rather have him leading some of the hardiest warriors in all of Tamriel than the Empire's weaklings. The Empire has bent over to their enemies - that proves that they are in no position to fight against the elves. They cling to Skyrim like a man gripping onto the edge of cart going over a cliff, and if we don't kick that man off, he'll take all of us down. If the Stormcloaks are as weak as you say, then the Empire must be weaker if the Stormcloaks could drive 'em out of old Keizaal. Also, Titus Mede II got slain by the Dark Brotherhood, like I'd support a leaderless Empire.