Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25528618-20141016215758/@comment-76.118.67.131-20141021123056

Most people hate the Altmer because of the Thalmor, and because they hate the Nords so much. It is unclear weather the majority of Altmer support the Thalmor, weather they are tricked into support ingenious them through fear or propaganda or weather they despise them. It is implied in the lore that Altmer society is among the most divided society in Tamriel, even more so than the Bretons, so I'd say that most of them prefer other political factions such as the Psijic order and the beautiful.

However, the Altmer do have by far the nicest homeland. They live on a tropical island where summer never ends. They live in awesome cities with breathtaking architecture. They have the best artists, the best mages, the best scholars, the best writers, the best cloths, the best food and the best wine. And yet, they're still completely ungrateful. All they do is complain about how they don't have enough.

It should also be noted that the stereotypes existing in TES universe, unlike the ones IRL, actually have a lot of truth to them. The Kajiit for instance are accused of being mostly thieves, con artists and skooma dealers, and guess what. I haven't met a single Kajiit in Skyrim so far that doesn't fit that description. It's the same with the Altmer.