It is NOT a metaphor for your world or my world or anyone's world - as in where we live today.
I disagree. You don't want it to be and I do want it to be. And its cool that we want different things from the same game. Anytime you have two fictional characters interacting you have a metaphor for relationship.
Tharkin2, I need to check out these drunks I keep reading about. Where are they? I've based my opinions completely off the segregation Ulfric is so famous for.