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Imperials or Stormcloaks, what one?

Ok here I spawn out of nowhere and join the argument again.

1.The Nords won The Reach and Markarth by right of conquest,according to the lore it was a pretty fair battle,which the natives lost.They were weak and couldn't defend it in the first place,so instead of being butthurt and blabber about retaking what is rightfully theirs and be the Skyrim version of Bin Laden,they should either make a final attempt to take it back(like the Stormcloaks attempt to take Skyrim),or just pack their bags and go to High Rock.

2.As of the Dunmer,Khajiit,Argonians and other alien races in Skyrim,they are not in cities because they don't belong,and there is nothing racist about that.They don't belong because they don't own anything.Nobody is going to give them anything.If I go to any other country would someone just hand me over a house and a car and call me a brother?Nope.I have to work and buy them myself.
Nazeem is an example,he is a redguard,but is he kicked out of the walls?No.He made his way to the top,bought a farm,and even gives the Jarl council,as he says.Keerava owns an inn,and in an originally Stormcloak settlement,and nobody is kicking her out.There are many other examples.

Thats just life,both in Skyrim and in the real world,if you want a status,you have to earn it.

I see the point you're trying to make, but that is a paradox. :)

You say people have to make their own way to the top, and make a living. I completely understand that. But how does one make it to the top if he is not allowed in the city?
To use your own example: If you go to another country, people won't just give you a car and a house for free. You are expected to work for that. But how does one work for that if he is not even allowed in the country to begin with?
 
1.The Nords won The Reach and Markarth by right of conquest,according to the lore it was a pretty fair battle,which the natives lost.They were weak and couldn't defend it in the first place,so instead of being butthurt and blabber about retaking what is rightfully theirs and be the Skyrim version of Bin Laden,they should either make a final attempt to take it back(like the Stormcloaks attempt to take Skyrim),or just pack their bags and go to High Rock.

They were weak, so they couldn't defend their lands?

2.As of the Dunmer,Khajiit,Argonians and other alien races in Skyrim,they are not in cities because they don't belong,and there is nothing racist about that.They don't belong because they don't own anything.

They don't belong and there isn't anything racist about that... That in itself is a contradiction. A very large one, that is even more racist than what is happening.

Nobody is going to give them anything.If I go to any other country would someone just hand me over a house and a car and call me a brother?Nope.I have to work and buy them myself.
Nazeem is an example,he is a redguard,but is he kicked out of the walls?No.He made his way to the top,bought a farm,and even gives the Jarl council,as he says.Keerava owns an inn,and in an originally Stormcloak settlement,and nobody is kicking her out.There are many other examples.

Thats just life,both in Skyrim and in the real world,if you want a status,you have to earn it.

The Dunmer have been in Windhelm for nearly 200 years, they all work. One of them even owns a farm and employs a Nord farmhand. Racial segregation is a racist policy, if you can't see that. Then I don't even know where to begin.

Every Stormcloak supporter has it in their mind, that in order for something to be racist it has to go to the extremes of getting kicked out or killed.

Redguards aren't banned from the cities anyway...? What are you getting at with Nazeem.

You have just started with saying all other races basically don't belong, even though many have lived in Skyrim all their lives and many generations. Then go on to claim that isn't racist? Saying they don't belong.

You went on about they should be making a living, when they all do make a living and contribute. Then say they don't belong and that isn't racist. That would be called an oxymoron.
 
What I mean by don't belong is they are out of place.

Does a red dot belong on a full blue background?Maybe it is not harming it but it still is out of place,and ruining the picture.
Thats what I mean by they don't belong.

And Nazeem is a good example and I included him because he is still an outlander.He may not be an elf or argonian but STILL he is an outlander.

And to Anouck's argument - When they are not allowed in the country,what are they doing there in the first place,they could go somewhere else where they are more welcome,like Cyrodill,why didn't they go there?
 
What I mean by don't belong is they are out of place.

Does a red dot belong on a full blue background?Maybe it is not harming it but it still is out of place,and ruining the picture.
Thats what I mean by they don't belong.

And this is why many people think it is racist. 'it does no harm, but it is annoying'. It is out of place. Do you realize how this comes off? I am not saying this is your intention, I don't know nor judge you, but I don't know why people are surprised when others consider this racist.

And Nazeem is a good example and I included him because he is still an outlander.He may not be an elf or argonian but STILL he is an outlander.

He is the example of an outlander who did a good job... Because he was allowed in the city and got a chance. Nazeem wouldn't be where he is now if he got the same treatment the Dark Elves in Windhelm get.


And to Anouck's argument - When they are not allowed in the country,what are they doing there in the first place,they could go somewhere else where they are more welcome,like Cyrodill,why didn't they go there?

You didn't correct the error in your argument. You say they should make their own way to the top, but they shouldn't be allowed in the country/city, so what are they doing there in the first place? You give people an ultimatum by saying they have to build up their own life and then blame them for trying because they don't belong in that city?
Also, the Dark Elves have been in Skyrim for over more than 200 years. That was long before Ulfric decided to treat them like second rank citizens. So now all those people, who grew up in Skyrim like every other Nord, have to pack their stuff and go? 'How dare they; being born in the same country and trying to make a living. They are like a red dot on a blue background and are out of place'.

Do you see the point I am trying to make?
 
I never said they are not allowed in the country,you said that.(which is wrong,they are allowed,they are just not being liked by the locals).
I just mentioned that in that case,they could have gone somewhere where they might get better treatment.

You bring invalid info to the table,nobody is kicking them out of the cities.Except for the Khajiit,nobody else is denied access within the city walls.

And to break the argument that this is a faction problem - even if you win as the Empire,the Khajiit still are not allowed in the city walls,and the other races are still being discriminated and disliked.The only difference is that by doing so you add the Nords to the discriminating group too,because now they can't openly worship their god.
 
I never said they are not allowed in the country,you said that.(which is wrong,they are allowed,they are just not being liked by the locals).
I just mentioned that in that case,they could have gone somewhere where they might get better treatment.

Lets turn it around. Why don't the Nords go someplace else? Somewhere where they can worship their God? And don't bring the 'they are the natives' argument to the table. That doesn't matter. A Nord who grew up in Skyrim is no different than a Dunmer who grew up in Skyrim. No one picks their ancestry, nor should they be held responsible for it.

And I know you never literally said they weren't allowed in the country. But according to you they should leave because they are 'like a red dot on a blue background' and not liked by the locals. That is not a way to solve racism. If black people did that a few decades ago, they would still be second rank citizens (at least we wouldn't be where we are now). You have to stand up for your rights and the rights of others.

Also; there is still the error in your argument.
> you expect a better treatment, go make your own living!
> oh, btw; we don't want you in the city. Go to the grey quarter where you don't get a fair chance to make your own living.
> why do you expect to be equal to all of us anyway? You're a different race and there for not in place and a red dot on a blue background.
 
and I doubt that simply working in the heart of the rebellion is endearing the race that makes up 95-99% of said rebellion. You want something from the leader of the rebellion, do not sit on the sidelines and expect that racial equality or integration to be handed to you for doing nothing.

There is a major difference. Stormcloak supporters see the game as based off of the old days in the middle ages in a way, which is not like the Imperials who see modern day civil Rights that were not even thought of during those times everywhere.

The Civil War is not about facts or racism or any of that garbage, it is about who you feel deserve Skyrim more: The native Nord people or the foreign Imperial politicians.

/dicussion
 
The Civil War is not about facts or racism or any of that garbage, it is about who you feel deserve Skyrim more: The native Nord people or the foreign Imperial politicians.

/dicussion


I utterly disagree.

The Elder Scrolls is the amazing, tangled, woven narrative and lore that we love today because of how invested people become in the socio-political aspects of the world.

I am a tremendously political animal, so that is easy for me to say, but I'm convinced that your own political make-up, no matter how subtly it transpires, will impact the decisions you make within Tamriel - from the discourse you have with another race, to the overarching bigger picture of the Civil War and even the Dragon Crisis.

To deny that and assume that most players remove their humanity when playing a game as complex as TES is a bold statement indeed.
 
The Civil War is not about facts or racism or any of that garbage, it is about who you feel deserve Skyrim more: The native Nord people or the foreign Imperial politicians.

/dicussion


I utterly disagree.

The Elder Scrolls is the amazing, tangled, woven narrative and lore that we love today because of how invested people become in the socio-political aspects of the world.

I am a tremendously political animal, so that is easy for me to say, but I'm convinced that your own political make-up, no matter how subtly it transpires, will impact the decisions you make within Tamriel - from the discourse you have with another race, to the overarching bigger picture of the Civil War and even the Dragon Crisis.

To deny that most players remove their humanity when playing a game as complex as TES is a bold statement indeed.


IT is quite simple. Side with the Stormcloaks if you feel that the Nords deserve Skyrim over the Empire. Side with the Empire if the opposite is true.

Politics=/=racism or history. The Civil War is in the here and now, so why should I worry about what happened 10-15 years ago, or how the dunmer are being treated in the heart of the stormcloak rebellion?
 
The Nords will not go anywhere from Skyrim because it is their land.They are not native to it,the Nords don't originally come from Skyrim,but they conquered the land and made it theirs.

There are two ways to get land,one is by right of conquest,if you can take it by the sword,its yours.The other is by politics.And we all know the Nords don't bother to do politics.
That was a pretty stupid comment to make in general.Why don't the Nords just hand over Skyrim to the elves and argonians and just fluff off.Really?
 
What I mean by don't belong is they are out of place.

Does a red dot belong on a full blue background?Maybe it is not harming it but it still is out of place,and ruining the picture.
Thats what I mean by they don't belong.

The other races are ruining the picture? That is why they don't belong. That is actually still racist.

And Nazeem is a good example and I included him because he is still an outlander.He may not be an elf or argonian but STILL he is an outlander.

He's still an out lander? Does it say how long he or his family has lived in Skyrim. Those who have lived in Skyrim for hundreds or even thousands of years, and they suddenly don't belong because of Ulfric Stormcloak. You don't see the issue with that...

And to Anouck's argument - When they are not allowed in the country,what are they doing there in the first place,they could go somewhere else where they are more welcome,like Cyrodill,why didn't they go there?

The Dunmer in Windhelm came to Skyrim nearly two hundred years ago, they were welcomed by the High King and the Stormcloak Jarls... until the rise of Ulfric. All of their problems started happening when Ulfric Stormcloak took power.

Telling a race they can go somewhere else where they will be more welcomed now, even though after nearly two hundred years of working and being members of the community. They're suddenly not welcome by the Stormcloaks and should leave. Yes, completely not racist.

I never said they are not allowed in the country,you said that.(which is wrong,they are allowed,they are just not being liked by the locals).
I just mentioned that in that case,they could have gone somewhere where they might get better treatment.

They were treated just fine, until the rise of Ulfric Stormcloak.

You bring invalid info to the table,nobody is kicking them out of the cities.Except for the Khajiit,nobody else is denied access within the city walls.

You can ask Scouts-Many-Marshes if he's glad to see Ulfric gone, to which he'll respond, "You have no idea. Did you know it was his decree that forbade the Argonians from living inside the city walls? I hope in his next life, he's reborn as an Argonian forced to live in a slum because of some bigoted Nord dictator. I'm joking, of course, but I'm a lot happier seeing the Empire running things in Windhelm."

And to break the argument that this is a faction problem - even if you win as the Empire,the Khajiit still are not allowed in the city walls,and the other races are still being discriminated and disliked.The only difference is that by doing so you add the Nords to the discriminating group too,because now they can't openly worship their god.

To break the argument, this isn't about the Khajiit. They are allowed in cities, khajiit caravans are not allowed in the cities. Bethesda isn't that stupid for the player who can be khajiit, also a khajiit assassin is walking around Riften during the main quest.

The Stormcloaks plan to enslave the natives of the Reach and the Nords also forbid the worship of their gods.

and I doubt that simply working in the heart of the rebellion is endearing the race that makes up 95-99% of said rebellion. You want something from the leader of the rebellion, do not sit on the sidelines and expect that racial equality or integration to be handed to you for doing nothing.

The Dunmer were treated equally for nearly two hundred years, until Ulfric Stormcloak came to power. Before his open rebellion. There are many Nords not taking part in his rebellion, yet are treated equally. The Dunmer work and provide food, and pay taxes in Windhelm. They should be afforded the same rights as any citizen in Windhelm, to say it is because they aren't fighting and therefor deserve no rights, is perhaps the worst argument you have ever brought into this thread. There are times where I actually question how anyone in their right mind, can sit there trying to justify racial segregation over pointless issues. It isn't about they're not fighting, it is about their race. They're considered substandard beings, they're tolerated due to Ulfric's forefathers letting them into the city.

The Dunmer and Argonians do more for Windhelm than many Nords, yet it is their fault for the racial hatred and segregation.

There is a major difference. Stormcloak supporters see the game as based off of the old days in the middle ages in a way, which is not like the Imperials who see modern day civil Rights that were not even thought of during those times everywhere.

No, the Imperials see what the Empire has done in game and lore. It brought an end to slavery and brought in racial equality where anyone, any race can become something in the Empire. That isn't going by modern day civil rights, that is going by in game and lore information. Stormcloak supporters see whatever they want to see to justify racial segregation. Instead of admitting it is wrong, you try to defend and justify it.

The Civil War is not about facts or racism or any of that garbage, it is about who you feel deserve Skyrim more: The native Nord people or the foreign Imperial politicians.

/dicussion

If you wish to ignore facts or in game issues as garbage. That is your concern. Though I will disagree, as will many others who have played the series, how do you decide who deserves something without any facts? Besthesda puts time into the lore of the games, and the TES universe. To simply deny facts to support your faulty argument can work in your mind, doesn't make it the correct action for others. Instead of just admitting the racial segregation is wrong. You just deny the facts presented to try justify and defend it.

I support the Empire, doesn't mean I like everything the Empire has done. I can admit that, the Empire at times can be very cruel. Why can't Stormcloak supporters just admit they're against the racial segregation and believe it is wrong, it doesn't mean you have to change sides. They just have this silly notion, they must blindly follow everything about their choice in faction.

The Imperials aren't foreign, Skyrim has been part of the Empire for over an era. Is Washing D.C a foreign power in your mind if you live in the United States?

The Nords are not the only race in Skyrim, perhaps once during the First Era when they were the near majority. This is Skyrim in the Fourth Era, where the province is a diverse place full of all different races.
 
Why don't the Nords just hand over Skyrim to the elves and argonians and just fluff off.Really?


Quite the opposite. In a former post within this thread, I am vocally opposed to the supremacist tendencies of the Thalmor/Aldmeri Dominion and abhor their members.

I have every desire to eradicate them from Tamriel in order to prevent their suicidal quest for a Mer paradise (Aldmeris) that Moth Priests still dispute is nothing more than a manifestation of their deluded insistence that they are a higher race.

Skyrim should be fought for - and fought hard for.

But the biggest threat is the Thalmor and a prolonged civil war does nothing but weaken the states.

The earliest Nords discovered that and used it to their advantage when they conquered the Dwemer cities during the Aetherium Wars that severely weakened that culture.
 
The Nords will not go anywhere from Skyrim because it is their land.They are not native to it,the Nords don't originally come from Skyrim,but they conquered the land and made it theirs.

There are two ways to get land,one is by right of conquest,if you can take it by the sword,its yours.The other is by politics.And we all know the Nords don't bother to do politics.
That was a pretty stupid comment to make in general.Why don't the Nords just hand over Skyrim to the elves and argonians and just fluff off.Really?

Stormcloaks =/= All Nords.

Many Nords are accepting of other races, majority of Stormcloaks are xenophobic, backwards and clinging to a past they never knew, and never really had.

It is Fourth Era Skyrim, not First Era.
 
For those wondering about how I choose what to do without lore for the Civil War, I RP my characters.

a Dunmer who has problems with the Imperials in Cyrodiil is not going to side with the empire, no matter what the stormcloaks do to his/her "people" as she would not consider the Dunmer in Windhelm her kin.

A Nord who wants to see the Empire united would only side with the Empire.

I see lore as being there to "back up" the decision I make for my RP, not to have my RP based around the lore.
 
DrunkenMage I don't really think you know what you uncover by saying that things went bad after Ulfric stirred them up.
For him to just appear and everything to go that way,that means the people and jarls that support him had it in them all along.
They didn't like the argonians or the dark elves or any other way before Ulfric came to power.They just had no choice under the imperial banner.Then came Ulfric and started his rebellion and all those people were like "Ok this is our chance to express what we think"

Just like Germany in the last century,the German people were already xenophobic and unwelcoming,they just needed that one Adolf Hitler to strike a match and light the fire.

And what do you think,when Ulfric dies all the tension will just go away like that - Poof!No racism,no discrimination,party for everyone.I mean,Hitler's long dead,but racism is pretty much still here.
 
But the biggest threat is the Thalmor and a prolonged civil war does nothing but weaken the states.


Yeah we're fine. Nothing to see here...


Many Nords are accepting of other races, majority of Stormcloaks are xenophobic, backwards and clinging to a past they never knew, and never really had.

And that attitude is why the Empire keeps losing Provinces, esp Skyrim. Stormcloaks are not Deadra or Dremora or Zombie Killer Robots. They are Nords proud of their heritage (which made the Empire possible in the first place) and have been pushed to the ledge by an Empire that seems to them like a foreign power.

Ulfric aside, many of these Nords view the Empire as the problem, MORE than the Dominion for right now. They're fighting for their homes and are so fed up with the Empire, they want them gone. They don't care about Imperial Politics or the Grand Picture of things, they want them out.
 
Many Nords don't view the empire as a problem that is why both sides are even the empire is using troops from the local holds that openly support them. And since when has being short sighted a virtue?

Even thieves, merchants, and mercenaries, like me, have to pull our heads out of the sand to make the best decisions.

I was hoping for the second thread battle royal..but all I see is a fool's errand towards a massacre. Can't get good coin off something so one sided.
 
DrunkenMage I don't really think you know what you uncover by saying that things went bad after Ulfric stirred them up.
For him to just appear and everything to go that way,that means the people and jarls that support him had it in them all along.
They didn't like the argonians or the dark elves or any other way before Ulfric came to power.They just had no choice under the imperial banner.Then came Ulfric and started his rebellion and all those people were like "Ok this is our chance to express what we think"

Just like Germany in the last century,the German people were already xenophobic and unwelcoming,they just needed that one Adolf Hitler to strike a match and light the fire.

And what do you think,when Ulfric dies all the tension will just go away like that - Poof!No racism,no discrimination,party for everyone.I mean,Hitler's long dead,but racism is pretty much still here.

Ulfric was on the throne before his rebellion. That is when the Dark Elves had their problems.

"Things have been a lot worse around here since Ulfric took over."

"At long last, Windhelm is free. No longer must we suffer persecution at the hands of Ulfric Stormcloak."

"It's a new day in Windhelm. The Stormcloaks are gone, and so is their prejudice."

"When Ulfric was killed, justice was done. That might sound harsh, but it's how I feel."

"Yes, markedly so. Ulfric and his Stormcloaks made no secret of their disdain for the Dark Elves. In fact, they didn't seem to care much for anyone who wasn't a Nord. The folk of the Empire have always had a more cosmopolitan view of the world, so I'm glad to see them in charge."

"Can't say I mind the sight of all the Imperial guards. It's a change for the better."

"Unlike Ulfric, Brunwulf has shown a great willingness to work with the other races and make us feel more at home here. For the first time in a long while, I truly believe that there are brighter days ahead."

You were saying?


And that attitude is why the Empire keeps losing Provinces, esp Skyrim. Stormcloaks are not Deadra or Dremora or Zombie Killer Robots. They are Nords proud of their heritage (which made the Empire possible in the first place) and have been pushed to the ledge by an Empire that seems to them like a foreign power.

Ulfric aside, many of these Nords view the Empire as the problem, MORE than the Dominion for right now. They're fighting for their homes and are so fed up with the Empire, they want them gone. They don't care about Imperial Politics or the Grand Picture of things, they want them out.

You just had no idea what I was on about. I was referring to the First Empire of the Nords, which was destroyed in a Nordic Civil War over a Moot decision. The Pact of Chieftains was created to ensure it never happens again, Ulfric is against the Pact of Chieftains.

Which he refers to it being nods by milk-drinking Jarls. When it was Olaf One-Eye and the remaining remaining Jarls who formed the Pact.

Hence I was saying, a past they never knew and never really had. They destroyed it, lost all of their holdings and never recovered.

Skyrim is in the Fourth Era, no longer in the First Era. They need to go forward, the Stormcloaks seek merely to go backwards to a time of the First Era. Stormcloaks may have been good during the War of Succession, but not on the brink of an all out war with the Thalmor. There were other ways, Ulfric didn't choose those ways. He went for violence.

Before we get into the whole Empire losing provinces, the Empire lost many of the provinces due to loss of Imperial authority or Military coup. Morrowind was abandoned to protect the capital from the worst of the Oblivion Crisis, Hammerfell left the Empire when it rejected Imperial law and the White-Gold Concordat, the Empire had little choice but to let the Redguards go.

Ulfric on the other hand is actually willing to abandon an entire hold of his supporters just so Elenwen can be removed from the truce talks (Being neutral). Don't give me the Stormcloak high ground, since not long ago you were going on to me about how I'm like the Stormcloaks and how true Imperials are better.
 
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And that attitude is why the Empire keeps losing Provinces, esp Skyrim. Stormcloaks are not Deadra or Dremora or Zombie Killer Robots. They are Nords proud of their heritage (which made the Empire possible in the first place) and have been pushed to the ledge by an Empire that seems to them like a foreign power.​
Ulfric aside, many of these Nords view the Empire as the problem, MORE than the Dominion for right now. They're fighting for their homes and are so fed up with the Empire, they want them gone. They don't care about Imperial Politics or the Grand Picture of things, they want them out.​
You just had no idea what I was on about. I was referring to the First Empire of the Nords, which was destroyed in a Nordic Civil War over a Moot decision. The Pact of Chieftains was created to ensure it never happens again, Ulfric is against the Pact of Chieftains.

Which he refers to it being nods by milk-drinking Jarls. When it was Olaf One-Eye and the remaining remaining Jarls who formed the Pact.

Hence I was saying, a past they never knew and never really had. They destroyed it, lost all of their holdings and never recovered.

Skyrim is in the Fourth Era, no longer in the First Era. They need to go forward, the Stormcloaks seek merely to go backwards to a time of the First Era. Stormcloaks may have been good during the War of Succession, but not on the brink of an all out war with the Thalmor. There were other ways, Ulfric didn't choose those ways. He went for violence.

Before we get into the whole Empire losing provinces, the Empire lost many of the provinces due to loss of Imperial authority or Military coup. Morrowind was abandoned to protect the capital from the worst of the Oblivion Crisis, Hammerfell left the Empire when it rejected Imperial law and the White-Gold Concordat, the Empire had little choice but to let the Redguards go.

Ulfric on the other hand is actually willing to abandon an entire hold of his supporters just so Elenwen can be removed from the truce talks (Being neutral). Don't give me the Stormcloak high ground, since not long ago you were going on to me about how I'm like the Stormcloaks and how true Imperials are better.



Hey, no problem. I meant no offense bro-ham. I don't think anyone on this forum wants to see the Empire dead, it's just the Stormcloaks feel that they have no other alt but to fight. All I'm trying to say is it's going to take more than a Civil War to actually win back Skyrim.

If anyone could do it though... it would be Tullius and Rikke. *Peace*
 
Hey, no problem. I meant no offense bro-ham. I don't think anyone on this forum wants to see the Empire dead, it's just the Stormcloaks feel that they have no other alt but to fight. All I'm trying to say is it's going to take more than a Civil War to actually win back Skyrim.

If anyone could do it though... it would be Tullius and Rikke. *Peace*

"It matters little if some of the people here are ignorant to that truth. They are still citizens of the Empire. It's our solemn duty to protect them." - Legate Fasendil
 
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