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He didn't start the war. The Empire did.

Realistically speaking, why would the Thalmor not enoforce the Talos ban? They hate Talos, a man becoming a god is against everything they believe in. Also, if the towers theory is true then they need to stop Talos worship so nothing is binding them to the Mortal Plane. It makes no sense that they wouldn't enforce it.