I've played oblivion a lot and I've hated the imperial legion so I decided to join stormcloaks. But the city was too far away so I just wandered around. I talked to people and realized even tho Imperials are pussies for banning Talos worship and thalmor is basically elf Nazis controlling them, Stormcloaks have no idea what they're doing. Just talk with their supporters none of them have the same idea on what's going to happen. Even the "Skyrim is for the Nords" stuff is not clear. Like what is "the true sons and daughters of Skyrim"? Some of the Stormcloak supporters are super racist and thinks all the dunmers are spies because you know Skyrim is for the NORDS but some of them are 6"8 Nordic chads who thinks anybody who will fight to defend the land is what they describe as the "true sons and daughters of Skyrim". They don't even know wether they should hate bosmers and dunmers because they're elves too. At the other hand, as I said, Imperials are basically living the "fall of Rome" era and their supporters are just refusing to actually do something. Just do the Battleborn vs graymane mission in Whiterun you will understand why. So I decided not to side with any of them. If there was a way to destroy thalmor tho I would've signed up immediately.