Mikulas Black-Blade
The Cave Bear
He had no way to fight back. and without Ulfric, none of what is in-game would be possible. It is one thing to blame the Empire WHILE noting the Stormcloak leader's responsibility, but it is another to exclusively blame the Empire.
Take EVERYTHING with a grain of salt, including the Civil War leaders.
I'm not exclusively blaming the Empire. Like I said why didn't he even try to negotiate the terms of the treaty? He just signed it. They were at a Stalemate They could have done something.
At the time, I bet he was weary from war and everyone was willing to pay the price at the time. The only ones griping about it were Ulfric and his band of "children of Skyrim."
him being weary of war doesn't make a difference, and obviously there were more people griping about it. Ever heard of a little place to the west called Hammerfell.