Tell me what each faction stands for in your opinion.
Also I'm afraid that if I go with the Stormcloacks I'll be treated like crap because they believe that everyone who isn't a nord is second-class (I'm an Argonian), which is funny because I'll be saving their damn lives. Kinda reminds me of Phyllis Schlafly and the Eagle Forum.
You are not treated differently by your race, in-fact I don't know here you are getting your info from but the stormcloaks aren't that raist if not racist at all. (Two drunk peasants in windhelm don't count)
Anyways, on topic now: I'm with the Stormcloaks mainly because I believe Skyrim should have the right to rule themselves and not have thalmor-puppets dictate their every move. Also i think that an independant skyrim has a better chance against the thalmor. Sure people will say one day the empire will rise up, but they will just fall. The thalmor has to tight of a grasp and have informates and spies any where, any beginings or thoughts about resistance would probably be found out before anything started.
...I also go with the stormcloaks because Tulius is a boring character, nords are awesome (vikings ftw) and Ulfric has some of the best dialogue/speeches in game.
“And indeed, there are many who call us heroes, but it is all of you who are the true heroes on this day! It was you who fought a dying Empire that sunk its claws into our land, trying to drag us down with it. It was you who fought the Thalmor and their puppets who would have us deny our gods and our heritage. It was you who fought against your own kin, who didn’t understand our cause and weren’t willing to pay the price for our freedom, but more than that, it was you who fought for Skyrim, for our right to fight our own battles. To return to our glory and traditions, to determine our own future!” -Ulfric Stormcloak
“On this day, our enemy will know the fullness of our determination, the true depth of our anger and the exulted righteousness of our cause. The gods are watching. The spirits of our ancestors are stirring and men under suns yet to dawn will be transformed by what we do here today. Fear neither pain, nor darkness, for Sovngarde waits for those who die with weapons in their hands and courage in their hearts.” -Ulfric Stormcloak