User blog comment:Zippertrain85/Why The Imperials Are Wrong/@comment-1600847-20130806210447/@comment-9062114-20130806234804

The Dunmer refugees don't have to. Read the Decree Of Monument. It says how they govern themselves and are not taxed. How do you know he's been doing that since before the war? People are allowed to have opinions, even if they're racist. They have Freedom of Expression in Skyrim. The owern of the New Gnisis Counerclub has racist opinions on the Nords, he's not arrested.

Again, assuming because this is because of racism despite all the possibilities is absurd. Even if people hate the Empire, they may not know about the Stormcloaks. Not all are located in Skyrim. Even if they do, they might not care for them and want to stop the Empire on their own. Or they might join, it could just be a gameplay thing that you only see Nords. Just like you don't see any non-Imperial soldiers in the Legion.

They did kind of do that. They knew if Ulfric was arrested at the Markarth Incident, it would start a war.