User blog comment:ShawnCognitionCP/The Empire vs Stormcloaks, the most likely answer/@comment-24728100-20140613040954/@comment-27007772-20140613224201

My answer to all this?

Because Ulfric is not an idiot

SImply because I choose Empire, does not mean I view the Stormcloaks as slime

Ulfric, while greedy, can still be a good leader