User blog comment:The Usual Thinker/Is Nordic Culture too violent to get anything done effectively without fighting over it?/@comment-1786741-20120507182107

This is the Elder Scrolls were talking about, roughly based on the Medieval time period. You're more likely to have a peasant revolt rather than a level-headed debate. Think about it, very few (if any) major disagreements were solved through diplomacy. Almost 9/10 times, they solved their problems throuh war. With the White-Gold Concordat, the Empire (which includes Skyrim) was forced to ban Talos worship and to allow the Aldmeri Dominion to hunt down anyone who refused. Now imagine if you and your people were not allowed to worship a god, your patron one in fact, your people have worshiped for generations and be killed/imprisoned if you refuse? That sounds pretty serious in my book.