» Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:44 pm
This phrase, which exists by connotation only, is the crux of Stormcloak propaganda. It's an intentionally ill-defined concept intended to legitimize the Stormcloak position; it provides a catch-all explanation for the bloodshed, allowing them to perform a sort of Manichean division of Skyrim's populace and thereby avoid any guilt over dispatching their countrymen.
The same can be said of all the cultural posturing that all the races perform, although it's more visible here because the non-Nord citizenry of Skyrim is often homogeneous in their opinions, thus placing more emphasis on the differences within the Nord's ethnic group.
Its user-defined meaning makes it fruitless to quantify.