User blog comment:The 777 Sniper/Stormcloaks vs. Imperials/@comment-71.218.249.98-20120306005546

I choose the empire. First of all, the empire has been around for over six centuries, and while there's been plenty of chaos during that time, things are better than they were before. Tiber Septim was kind of an ass at times, but his empire was not built on racism or unnecessary bloodshed, like a few others were. Second, the empire couldn't defeat the Dominion when it had Cyrodiil, High Rock, Hammerfell, and Skyrim. Hammerfell left the empire, and Skyrim wants to do the same. Where does that leave the empire when another war breaks out? The Thalmor will crush the empire if it only has two provinces in its control. After that, Skyrim won't stand a chance and the Thalmor can enslave or more likely exterminate all of humanity. While I respect many stormcloaks, I think they're fighting for a foolish reason. They're trying to tear apart the empire that Talos spent his life building, all in his name. Stop openly worshipping him, and prepare to slaughter the dominion in secret. That's more like what Talos would do. But I suppose honor dictates that you destroy the best chance of your childrens’ survival instead of pretending to abandon your faith, until the Dominion is no longer a threat. In Morrowind and Oblivion I risked my (characters') life to save the empire, and I won't destroy everything I (they) fought for.