User blog comment:Sgt. S.S./Why I support the Empire/@comment-2172565-20120321182901/@comment-2172565-20120321221720

the empire was once great, with great men as their leaders. that empire is no more. it was taken over by Titus Mede and lost all its value. The blades don't even support them. The empire already lost once and that was with the help of Hammerfell and Skyrim, but Hammerfell and Black Marsh got its Independence but Skyrim, the backbone of the world, should not? Yes every race has members in the empire's army and they lost because their leaders were weak. At least Skyrim would have a chance on its own rather than under the leadership of some imperial faker, that has consistently lost since its inception. i could go on about how the Empire is weak and wouldn't use resources (like Nords) effectively. You can have the largest best trrined army in the would but without leaderships its number can only do so much. Ulfric is an Asshole, a total douchebag but the fact of the matter is he trusts his men to get the job done and they look to him for guidance. Which makes me believe that canonically without dragonborn help the Stormcloaks will win.