User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/The Civil War - Why it is great/@comment-5215868-20160628063016

I joined the Stormcloaks with reluctance, because I felt the honor of the cause truly just. I just never felt any real faith in Ulfric Stormcloak, for he cares not of equality or justice. He had war because he wanted war, he had something to prove. He wanted a war, but not just to fight the Imperials, he wanted to purge Skyrim of everyone he felt unworthy to live there. As a non-nord character, I don't buy into Ulfric's BS. I don't feel any loyalty to the empire (where I normally would as it is ultimate in it's unity, ideally) because of their utter weakness of leadership in their bending to the will of the Aldermeri Dominion who are nothing more than power-hungry squabblers who have won far more through scheming than any action of honor. Do be sure you know your lore before you make some patriotic comment. I found myself rather disappointed in both sides (not for want of any story of character quality) and restarted in order to remain utterly neutral is Skyrim's all-consuming yet utterly petty conflict.