User blog comment:Wolfishtail/The Ultimate Civil War Vote/@comment-6365350-20130606071034/@comment-7371906-20130606081610


 * "Yes the Empire withdrew from Hammerfell which in my opinion was wrong, unlike the Altmer or Bosmer who recreated the Dominion the Redguards remained loyal and the Empire turned their back on them, the Empire as it is now is bad, it made mistakes and its not as great as it once was, yes they've outlawed Talos worship but only to preserve peace so that it can rebuild its strength. However it still represents the values of free worship and peaceful unity. Also it is the Thalmor who are abducting Nords not the Empire, the Dominion is the one that does not uphold a peaceful coexistance".


 * They didn't withdraw from Hammerfel they sold out the entire southern portion of the province to the Thalmor during the Great War  without even negotiating for an alternative they left hammerfel because they refused to agree to such a treaty and seceded from the empire the Empire is ruled by a descendant of a Colovian warlord that took the throne with only a thousand men and then proceeded to do nothing did they aid the Dunmer during the Red Year to help the refuges no, did they at least help them drive back the Argonians that were invading no, did they at least try to negotiate with all of the other provinces to return to the Empire no they have done nothing for more than a century and to present Skyrim since Titus Mede I came into power and when finally presented with a threat hat has existed since the first few years of the forth era what did they do nothing and when they presented a Ultimatum to state that they must submit to their demands or they will invade Hammerfel that's right they didn't initially want to take the Empire they only wanted to take the Southern portion of Hammerfell and that's all they wanted then they after they realized that the Empire was that weak to let them just take it without any resistance they then proceed to invade the Imperial city the entire capital and province was overwhelmed by a force meant for at least a fourth of a province which by comparison is a seventh of Cyrodiil. If the Empire is supposed to symbolize the values of free worship and peaceful unity why do they let the worship of one Aedra be punishable by death did they at least try to bring down the penalty from death well apparently not since no demands from the original ultimatum were changed they just changed its name the Empire alows the Thalmor to abduct, torture, and  whoever they please in Skyrim without any supervision what so ever and apparently the empire are given missives.


 * "Most of Morrowind was conquered by the vengeful Argonians however the ruins that remain are still part of the Empire, though there really isn't enough power in them left to go to war. The Thalmer CAN strike Skyrim quite easily as they can sail around Hammerfell and High Rock and invade from sea. Also you can overhear a conversation between Stone-Fist and Ulfric talking about how High Rock refused to help them in the civil war and Hammerfell is unlikely to leap to their aid in another war after having just ended their own".


 * Actually no they cant Invade Skyrim do you have any idea how hard and pointless it would be to send a force large enough to conquer a province at the opposite end of the entire continent across two hostile territories one known to be skilled in naval warfare and one which is a province of the Empire just to claim a Province that's northern cost is surrounded by enormous glaciers and a forth of the province is in a state of permanent winter that provides no strategical advantage since it is so far away from any Thalmor controlled provinces to obtain any reinforcements also bordered by two hostile Territories. They would need to start another war with another faction before they can actually try to conquer Skyrim and if Hammerfell a province situated in front of two Thalmor controlled Provinces, took no brakes after seceding from the Empire, had the entire southern portion of their land already taken by the Thalmor at the start of the Great war have been holding them back to this day as stated by Kematu in his dialogue Skyrim has even more advantages than what Hammerfell had and the Thalmor would probably rather rot the Empire from the inside than start a pointless war against a Province at the other side of the entire Continent.


 * I'm just replying to your claims individually not trying to start anything here its just these claims aren't very accurate.