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The stormcloaks are fighting to maintain their culture, their traditions, their religion etc... they are basicly fighting to maintain their identity but the empire/thalmor denies them that. This is something that affects ALL the nords, racism and such is only practiced by certain individuals. I think that is a fair enough reason to choose the stormcloaks over the empire, if only Ulfric wasn't such a dick :/