User blog comment:Spritydove/Deeper Thought into the Civil War/@comment-5229167-20120707030212/@comment-5135631-20120710184111

We only have one source for what happened at Markarth, and that was from an Imperial scholar, who clearly didn't like Ulfric, so parts could very well be fabricated. The Forsworn revere Hagravens and encourage Human sacrifice. Any faction that makes their weapons and armour from the skin of their enemies at leats deserves to be viewed negatively.

Helgen wasn't enough to make me hate the Empire, but it certaintly put a bitter taste in my mouth. It doesn't mean I'm an idiot for desiring revenge, it just means I have different views of revenge than you. I understand how orders work, but the captain shouldn't have ordered my death. If I was Hadvar, I would have turned around and walked straight out of Helgen if I was told to execute one of my own kin who they had no proof to use against him. I wouldn't have been able to look myself in the mirror again if I stood meekly by while an innocent man died. I don't care if it would have cost me my life, country comes first in this situation. Not in every situation, but in this one. I don't hate Hadvar because I understand he had different views on the war as me, but I do hate the Captain, and you get to kill her if you leave with Ralof.

Because I may have been a commoner, that gives them the right to kill me without reason? They are murderers, not men who kill to achieve a greater end, like the Stormcloaks, but straight up murderers. If Helgen isn't enough to convince you of that, then look at Roggvir. He probably didn't even know what happened until after Ulfric left, but they murdered him all the same.

I don't think my views are ignorant, because I spend a great deal of words, perhaps more than any one else on this blog recently, explaining them.

I also object to your continued use of the words "retarded" and "retardedly". Firstly, it's a bit outdated, and secondly, though I personally don't have autism or asperges or "mental retardation", some people do. You could be causing more offence than you think.