On my last character I made a point of wandering up to the Thalmor Embassy and slaughtering all outside. And that was only because I couldn't get in.

I absolutely HATE the Thalmor, I kill every single Thalmor I lay my eyes on. Bastards...

Sympathy for the devil? No chance, I slay every thalmor I come across. Excpet on my altmer mage who himself is evil to the bone

Actually, elves and specially altmer characters have more reasons to hate Thalmor than others, as they are the ones who had endured their dictatorship more time.

I hate how much they think they are over us and they are the perfect race, i kill them every time i see them patrolling skyrim to find Talos worshippers. Believe me i really do hate them

Funny. The khajiit have prospered under thalmor leadership and never had life so good (Look how the nords treat the khajiit in contrast), you make it sound like the citizens are living under a 1984 style oppressor state ;p

(Well they Do have a habit of making dissidents dissapear...)

The group basing their actions on metaphysics make just as much sense.

That is not going by my standard at all. I don't want the removal of any politics from The Elder Scrolls games or anything like that, I just think metaphysical events and dealings with gods and all that should always take center stage. It's a fantasy game. I've always tried to study real-world metaphysics and existentialism and all that jazz, but it's ultimately a fruitless endeavor because human beings don't know jack. In Tamriel, these things are much more accessible and understandable. There's much to learn and that's what is most fun for me in this series. If the whole series turned into just politics and mortals dealing with mortals, then I'd just rather not play. Some of that is good; it's required to have a convincing world and I would not want to sacrifice it, but as I said, I want metaphysics to take center stage.

i don't like them. infact i think that the whole unrest in skyrim was created by the thalmor. they want the legion out because the storm cloaks will be easier to dispatch but thats for another thread.

im working on an altmer character now and really wish i could join with them just to experience it. other than that, my sword likes to have quality time with them.

There's nothing to love about the Thalmor if you care about the life of anyone on Nirn. Even if you are a psychopath, you'd still have to be an Altmer to get anything out of them.

The Khajiit are smart enough to smile at and bow to the cruel oppressors, while at the same time slowly undermining and sabotaging their rule. The Khajiit don't want a war. Wars are messy for more than one side.

If Skyrim had the online gameplay it should, I'd probably make you ragequit for being Thalmor.

if the thalmor win they destroy the mundus...thats really bad, like no more tes games bad...so no i don't like the thalmor, they aren't genocidal, they are omnicidal...they seek the death of everything