The color symbolized their allegiance. If everyone is united under one group and under one cause(liberation of skyrim), then they stand a fighting chance against the Thalmor.

Based on the Guard's color? Skyrim united with only themselves stand no chance against the Thalmor.

He could've gotten Torygg's support and not have to worry about it cause then he'd practically have the High King in his pocket. Being an advisor would've been more suitable as a guide but no he wanted the power.
He would've advised Torygg to fight back, and he would have, i.e. he wouldn't sit and wait for something to be approved and would've directed an attack.

The Imperials can't do anything with the Thalmor still breathing down their necks with dagger digging
As I said that massacre was a horrible event, it happened and will probably happen in a similar fashion but different circumstances.

No it wouldn't, the Empire would be sundered and bleeding (moreso) and Skyrim would be by its lonesome the beast races and mer would be (in a way) oppressed, besides if the Thalmor come aknockin' they'd be by themselves.

Not really, color does not symbolize anything, it's just symbolize the hold they came from.

And again. Why did a man who once fought FOR the empire, rebel? Oh yeah, it might have to do with that whole incident of being arrested and turned over to the Thalmor by the same people he just pulled out of a fire. Must I repeat myself?

And really, at this point, placing blame on who started it serves nothing. People are dying. One side sits in a circle jerk while the other wants to do something about it. Not a hard equation really.

And I like how everyone is still ignoring the numerous real life examples of just what the empire SHOULD be doing and real examples of this very kind of incident. Why is that? Precedence is tough to argue against ya know...

The Mer's goal (at least the Aldmeri Dominion) want to reach their version of Sovnegarde and cannot do that while Mankind is present. So even if they did start a war by entering another country they'd battle it out with them for awhile then move on to Skyrim.

They will stand a chance of keeping them out of Skyrim, but as far as I know Skyrim doesn't even have a navy and would stand no chance of defeating the Thalmor on Alinor.

If Skyrim is "liberated" by the Empire, then they still wouldn't have free worship of Talos, because of the Aldmeri Dominion. If the Stormcloaks won and decided to let Talos be worshiped freely, then the Dominion will more than likely take notice and starting moving into Skyrim and taking over. The Stormcloaks winning Skyrim is much worse because they have no support from anyone else.

But people won't be taken if Ulfric just let things be, and thalmor capture Ulfric? It's war prisoners are captured I'm sure Ulfric is not the only prisoner.

About real world history, I'm sorry but I'm not wel versed with real world history it always has been my worst subject. So I cannot comment on that.

in his pocket lol exactly.

One side is tied, playing puppet until they can get ahold of the weapon to finish their oppressors. The other is lead by a false leader, a radical who 'wants the best for his country' and hides behind his 'truth'.

The Empire was too weak to fight back but too stubborn to stand down, so Ulfric had to force then down to ally the holds in order to be unified against the Thalmor.

What a load of....

What? Do you really think Skyrim alone can fight against the Aldmeri Dominion. The Empire as a whole had trouble evening fighting off the Dominion. Do you really think ONE country can fight them all?

It would be smarter for Skyrim to join forces with all of the Empire, instead of by itself.

And you think stormcloaks can?

As I said before first they lack magical knowledge

But the Stormcloaks aren't fighting the Thalmor, they are specifically going after Legionnaires. If they said, "Hey, Empire, we're going to go kick some Thalmor ass mkay?", I'm sure that the Empire would be reluctant to intervene, even with Thalmor pressure.

And about the elves reaching their version of Sovngarde by exterminating other races. No one is gonna sit back and allow themselves to be killed so that another race can prosper.

That said, the Stormcloaks still have no chance of victory without reforming some semblance of an Empire.

But not anyone know about that, the argonian does not know that unless the hist somehow know, so their going to stay neutral until the hist says so.

The Empire is filled with diplomats and politicians, not Captains and Warriors. If they settled with the WGC, then what makes you think they would just join Ulfric. At the time of the WGC, Ulfric was with the Empire.

He caused a rift is what he did. Weakness and stubborness are two completly different things. To weak to fight but strong willed enough to continue and live to fight another day.
With the war all Ulfric did was divide Skyrim friend vs friend, family vs family. Creating an unbalance that came to bite him back.

The Empire got their asses royally whooped, and it has just as many Captains and Warriors (hence the legions that conquered all of Tamriel).

Most of the Empire will be focussed on retaking Skyrim leaving Ulfric to try and battle two crumbling, but still mighty superpowers at once.

It's better than having the people of Skyrim disjointed.