Anouck
Queen of Procrastination
So that's the way you wanna play it huh? That's fine.
What way? I really don't see what "way" I "wanna play" and how you got that sense from my post.
I know I've done MORE than my fair share of defending the Empire while on here and before. Long enough to know that you cannot trust Emperor Mede or his "Officers". Right?
Also done more than my fair share of defending the Thalmor too.
I know. We all know. The people who have been in this thread for a while, that is. I never assumed anything different, nor did Mage or anyone else active in this thread right now. So I don't see what you're trying to prove.
The only thing I could say, is that it is difficult to take moral/subjective arguments of yours seriously. You tend to switch sides every now and then, and therefor leave the impression even you doubt your own opinion. And that is good, in a way. It is always good to have an open mind to other ideas. But you can never really defend something you believe in if you leave and join sides every other week.
That's all well and fine with me Anouck. Except you're forgetting about something.
An Emperor and Admin whom thinks it's ok to surrender the Freedom(s) of his 'subjects' is not fit to rule and must be dealt with. Emperor Mede II and his entire Admin need to be purged.
Okay. So what would you define as "freedom" then? Surrendering to the Aldmeri Dominion who then will take over the entire province? The Empire was going to lose the Great War and had to sign that peace treaty. Otherwise there wouldn't be an Empire left now.
The WGC is a temporary solution. It is something the Empire had to do in order to give themselves time to rebuild forces and regain strength. It was the only chance they had. It was the treaty, or getting wiped off of the face of Nirn by the AD. It was choosing between two evils - so whatever option they would go with, it would not be the ideal outcome of the situation.
Sometimes plops gets worse before it gets better. That's just realistic.
The Civil War and the Thalmor are more or less challenges that the Imperial Citizens should never have had to deal with, these things should have been handled properly by the Emperor, Legion and left at that.
War is never something anyone should have to deal with. But then again; those are moral convictions. Do they survive realism? I think not. A war affects a country, a nation, a province, an empire. It is impossible to wage a war in which citizens are not involved. And you can decide to not declare war on others, but if others declare war on you; that is where your power ends. That is where you have to make the best out of a situation you didn't want to be in to begin with. And just always surrendering isn't an option. That's obvious.
And that's really, the main reason the Empire is having so many problems. The Legion STOPPED FIGHTING the War. So, now it's the Citizens problem.
They had to stop fighting. Otherwise there would be no Legion left to discuss now. Tell me, what is the best option: Fighting until the last man, woman and soldier left standing is dead? Knowing you are going to lose? Putting yourself in a hopeless situation just because you are too proud to acknowledge you are not going to win this? You have to understand, if you lose - you are completely dependent on your enemy's mercy. If you sign a temporary peace treaty, you get a second chance.
Getting defeated VS a second chance... Doesn't sound like a difficult choice to me...