considering all the things I had done in previous Elder Scrolls games, to defend the Empire (joined the Legion in Morrowind, in Oblivion I was adviser and friend to the last Septim Emperor, Closer of Oblivion, Hero of Kvatch, Champion of Cyrodill), I now can't bring my Character to join the Stormcloaks, as it would be a stab in the back to everything my predecessors accomplished...

anyone feel the same way?

It's because you have a moral compass, unlike those Stormcloak traitors.

EDIT: Yes, I feel the same way. It'd be a bit hard as all my characters have always been related to the CoC too.

I cant bring myself to side with the legion.

I enjoy killing Ulfric.

Now is not the time to be fighting amongst one another, the Thalmor are the real threat. We have to be united.

I play the same way, all my Skyrim Characters are the descendents of my COC, I also used the Construction Set to add a few Journals, written by the COC, telling his story.. and mentioning clues to valuable Artifacts he had hid in the Land of Skyrim shortly before his death..

This. Tullius is a moron and Rikke makes the only good decisions throughout the entire Imperial questline. What a great general.

It would be good if they were united and ran their swords through the thalmors chests.