User blog comment:Jericho Henry135119/Which side do you prefer to be on during the Skyrim Civil War?/@comment-4664835-20120414031515

I don't know, I've been leaning towards the Imperials. The Stormcloaks just struck me as incredibly racist (with one NPC, Rolff Stone-Fist I believe, in Windhelm commenting that they should just throw all Dunmer and Argonians in a large pit and leave them to die). While I do not condone the Thalmor (I can't stand them, in fact, and go out of my way to kill them), I think a seperated Skyrim would be easy pickings for them, and that if the Empire retains control they may eventually be able to band together and remove Thalmor influence entirely. I think the final straw for me came in the form of the Thalmor Dossier that lists Ulfric as a Thalmor "asset", describes how most of Ulfric's actions (like the Markarth Incident) have benefitted the Thalmor, and points out that an Imperial victory would actually reduce their influence in Skyrim ("...Ulfric's death would have dramatically increased the chance of an Imperial victory and thus harmed our overall position in Skyrim."), and despite the fact that, for the Thalmor, "a Stormcloak victory is also to be avoided", I just see the Empire as a more stable and safe choice.