User blog comment:Cyrice1/Stormcloaks or Imperials/@comment-24.44.53.151-20120710151129

The Stormcloaks have more reason to be aligned with due to numerous factors.

Let's look at Talos. First off, Talos was a Nord and signifies what every Nord should be, honorable and a hero. The Nords are in discontent because now they're being stripped of their hero and identity. ALL human races and elven races agreed to putting him in the pantheon of gods due to bringing a new era of peace. Those who defend the Empire claim it has given lasting protection. This only happened under the SEPTIMS. Tiber Septim was a Nord and it was easy for Skyrim to join the Empire because of that. This is now the Mede Empire with no support from any original pre-Mede parties. Ocato was assassinated by Thalmor Troops and the blades were nearly wiped out and ordered to be disbanded.

Now look at Hammerfell. Hammerfell is now a unified, peaceful, and thriving country without Imperial aid. The Empire turned their back and easily gave the Dominion land that could have made the Dominion seep further into the Empire. Hammerfell has a revolution of its own WITH opposition (Saadia is a good example of opposition). Now the Redguards are a powerful race of fighters fighting against the Dominion that ended in a draw. Now imagine if the Nords fought to defend their land after the revolution as Ulfric predicts.

Ulfric Stormcloak. Most revolutionary leaders in history have been extremely charismatic and have taken extreme measures to ensure a goal. He claims himself to be High King because he has all the blueprints on what to do next and has half of the Jarls of Skyrim to back him up. Also, there is no proof of his racism if you join as another race besides a Nord. Galmar questions it at first, but easily accepts you. A random encounter in the game is a Redguard joining the cause. If you look at the Dunmer and Argonian situation in Windhelm, a point has been brought up that they have been separated for good reason. Argonians and Dunmer have been enemies for a long time and the Argonian invasion of Morrowind only solidified this. They are kept separated due to the distrust of the Nords because of the Great War, not racism, and due to the fear of conflict in the revolution's capital between the Dunmeri and Argonian races. The Khajiit are a good race in my opinion and bring up the "stereotype" that they are all skooma dealers and thus are mistreated by the Nords. This is a fair point, but the Khajiit that do fight this in the game are in fact Skooma dealers and thieves which makes their image look worse. I'm not saying all Khajiit are this way, just the ones that are humorusly playing the victims.

If Skyrim does break free from the Empire, then once the dust settles, certain alliances between the free countries can be made. Instead of following one battle tactic under the Imperial Armies, all different ways of combat can be brought together. because of the Stormcloak Rebellion, there will be no doubt that High Rock will follow soon after.

I apologize for the length of this post but this is my take on it.