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Oh I know he wants the Throne, it's whether he wants it for selfish or selfless reasons I'm questioning.

And yes, I have heard his speech in the Palace of Kings. That doesn't cinvince me. He could just be a great orator and manipulator. He wouldn't be the first TES character.

As to which side is best for Tamriel, I would agree the Stormcloaks are better if there was any evidence they plan to unite Tamriel. Zipper brings up Ulfric talking about making an alliance with High Rock, but that only proves he wants to fight the Thalmor, which we already know. If it were making an alliance with Morrowind or Black Marsh, I'd agree. But joining with other humans against the Thalmor is just self-interest.

As to the Empire ebing the worst, all the problems you named are Titus Mede II's fault and his alone. Many of the Generals and Legate actually oppse his decisions (i.e Tullius and Rikke) With Mede dead, the new Emperor is well placed to fix all his predecessor's mistakes and maybe unite Tamriel once again and kick some Thalmor ass.