Hey so for my next playthrough of Skyrim I plan on being a Dunmer, However from a hardcoe RPing perspective I'm torn over which faction to side with in the Civil War. From a lore perspective it seems the majority of Dark Elves hate the Empire and therefore it makes little sense for my character to truly want to prop up a decaying political empire that largely abandoned Morrowind after its most recent volcanic eruption. The obvious racism and bigotry of the Stormcloaks (or at least a significant portion of them) has already been discussed at length in previous threads. It would ultimately be hard for my largely chaotically good character to justify fighting for a faction that treats members of his own race as second-class people.
Therefore I'm uncertain on how to approach the Civil War from the perspective of a Dunmer who acts completely consistent with past history and lore. Any advice or ideas??