As an Imperial, I do not agree with the banning of worship of Talos, though it needed to be done, for the Empire would have been conqured and fallen into Chaos. Once the war is over, I pledge to destroy all Thalmor, I am Dovahkiin, I have the power too.

If the Stormcloaks want non-humans out of Skyrim, why would they allow Dunmer to live in Windhelm? Their capital city?

Maybe they are using the elves to help them in the rebellion and then kick them out after that? Or the influx of Dunmer from the ruined Morrowind could be too much; they would cripple themselves if they tried to kick them out now and started a war against the Dunmer.

From what I've seen they're pretty receptive to the Dunmer. The Altmer and Bosmer may be on the other side of the spectrum.

Yeah, they don't seem to have a problem with the Dunmer. The Jarl of Whiterun's right-hand lady is one, if I recall correctly. Though I'm not sure of his allegiance... He may be an Imperial loyalist.

According to the map near Tullius (you can see it in the G4 preview video) that shows most of Skyrim as being Imperial controlled. Only the far East is Stormcloak.

Why wait until it's over? Just kill any you find, I know I will even if I get in trouble with Legion superiors.

Yeah, but its best to wait after the fall of Windhelm, then we suddenly turn and slaughter the Thalmor, it will be glorious

Might screw up your entire Legion questline though, unless you don't even mind that.

The Empire is Vichy France.

The Thalmor are the Nazis.

Worshippers of Talos are the Jews.

And the Stormcloaks are the French resistance.

Thats about the easiest way to sum up the situation.

Because the capital of Skyrim is Solitude.

Is it? I always thought it was Windhelm

It appears that way, yes. Windhelm was the capital of the First Empire of the Nords though.

I meant it was the Stormcloak capital.

Oh... Derp.

Solitude was the seat of the (pro-Empire) High King and is regarded as the capital by the Empire.

Windhelm is the capital of the Stormcloaks and is probably seen as the legitimate seat of power by alot of rank-and-file Nords.

Solitude is Empire-aligned.

That's true, but it was still the throne of the late High King of Skyrim. Therefore, it's Skyrim's official capital city. Though...like others have said...the Stormcloaks don't see it that way because they're rebels.

That explains it, so whoever wins the Civil War alos has the right of naming the Capital I guess, Solitude does seem to have that more Capital feeling about it though, maybe its the look.

Also, the Dunmer are in Windhelm because it's throwing distance from Morrowind, not just because it's the Stormcloak capital.

Yes. But if they really hated them, they'd kick them out.

Stormcloaks aren't super racist per se, just very Nord-centric. They probably mostly dislike Altmer and to a lesser extent Bosmer given the political situation and their grip on the Empire. Imperials probably dont get alot of flowers for their birthdays either.

The Stormcloaks aren't the Thalmor. They may dislike non-Human races, but, that doesn't mean they don't tolerate them or even respect members of non-Human races.

The earlier anology is a bit wrong, in my opinion. The current situation in Skyrim is more related to the creeping collapse of the Roman Empire, and the Nords are more like the Vikings, Germans, and Saxons. It's all very Dark Ages-stuff. The Empire is on the brink of collapse, so even if they manage to suppress the rebellion in Skyrim (which is actually more a rebellion against Aldmeri rule) they will not turn on the Thalmor. They've already lost that war, and any Imperial citizen doing so will be branded criminal. It's why the Thalmor stand to win most and lose least in this war, because if the Imperial Legion manages to fight off the rebellion, the Thalmor will be strengthened and the Imperial Legion further crippled. If the Stormcloaks win, the Thalmor's old foe will be gone and no longer able to do much, and the Nords will be greatly weakened as well since victory against the Empire will be costly. This opens the door for the Thalmor to finish both off at once. No matter what happens, the Thalmor are going to Palpatine all of Tamriel. Even as a Stormcloak-follower, I recognize that victory will only be temporary.

The only hope for defeating the Thalmor rests outside the Empire, starting with the Nords, and probably moving next to Orcs and Reguard, before their inquisition-style genocide will pit them against literally every-other race in Tamriel, possibly including other elves. Cyrodil's time has begun to end, and as such, Skyrim is post-apocalyptic. With the collapse of the Empire, you're going to see a huge vacuum and the epic conflicts that it will bring. Literally everything that happens is only ensuring the Empire's collapse, even prolonged Imperial presence outside of the Imperial City is costing the Empire its life. It's the stuff of classic poetry and history. It's why I already really like Skyrim.