User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/A question of morality/@comment-4502503-20121212031059/@comment-4113369-20121212145528

I guess there's some resemblance, but I don't think I'd go that far. The Nords were above taking slaves, for one thing.

And as for the Ulfric-thing, I think game design is the primary reason you can join the Stormcloaks even if you're a mer or beast. And even if Ulfric genuinely isn't racist, the Stormcloaks as a whole sure are. "Skyrim for the Nords", anyone?