This may be true in a sense that it is imperial legions hailing from Cyrodiil and torturing the poor Nords. This view I have might be biased since I've just been in a Nord-dominant village and I really hope to confront a more blended cultural/race beyond.
All I wanna say is, I feel misplaced in the world, like it's not home (didn't Todd say that that's the feeling he was aiming for?) and it's a really annoying feeling I got that every Nord hates my guts even though they're kind, they whisper behind my back, me being Imperial and all...
