User blog comment:Spritydove/Deeper Thought into the Civil War/@comment-1840877-20120629132604/@comment-5135631-20120705164738

I can blame the entire legion for my attempted murder because most of the legion would have done the same if they were in the Captain's position. The Empire just want Skyrim to bend it's knee to the Thalmor out of some deluded ideal that it will make them stronger in the long run, which it won't, and because Ulfric is only Jarl who is strong enough and willing enough to actually invalidate Skyrim's involvement with the concordat and gives the Dunmer a bit of a hard time, people assume he is racist. The Dunmer are suffering because of what their forefathers did: enslave other races. Giving the Dunmer homes, though crappy homes, may seem cruel but at the end of the day it is ultimately a mercy.

In my eyes, the Argonians are kept outside the city because they were the ones who got there last and Ulfric is currently using an immigration cap to keep things under control. The Empire don't understand that Skyrim is Nord land, and an influx of Mer reminds the Nords of their darkest days. Read up on the lore if you don't understand why racial relations, particular Man-Mer relations, is a sensitive issue in some parts of Skyrim, which the Empire doesn't understand. Once the war is over, Ulfric can concentrate on improving the standard of living for immigrants.

Not everyone is rude to them, in fact, only three people in Windhelm I can think of view Dunmer/Argonians as scum. You get these people in every society. By contrast, I can only think of two or three elves in the Grey quarter who don't hate humans. The reason these races don't get along in Windhelm, but do in Riften? Because in Riften, Elves are humble enough to understand they are guests in the land, and to pay back the chariity of the Jarls that let them in the first place, they must work. The Elves of Windhelm don't get this, apart from Niranye and a few others.

When did I mention MAD or Phyrric victories? I know very well what they are. Even so, surely damaging the AD until they are as damaged as the Empire is is surely a better idea than letting them travel throughout the land and subjugate your people? That is WHY there is a rebellion, because even though the Empire is in a position to improve their stance in the 'cold war' with the Thalmor, they instead focus on bringing down a rebel leader, actually the rightful King, because he challenges the authority of an inexperienced young woman who knows nothing of politics or defending her people compared to Ulfric.