Should I join the Imperial legion, or join the Stormcloak Rebellion? And can I switch? [closed]

So, I found out in Skyrim that you get to join 2 sides, but not both, which are the Imperials and the Stormcloaks. The problem is, I don't know which side I want to join! I don't know which side has the right to take over the providence! If I found out I joined the wrong side, can I switch? I'm going to do the Civil War quests after I completed the Main questline.

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Once you choose a side, that's it, no switching. The rewards are mostly the same, except for whichever leader you kill, you get to loot.

The Stormcloaks are a bunch of racist Nords who want to make Skyrim for Nords and only Nords. If they win, they'll probably eject non-Nordic humans from the province, and murder everyone else(after the game, nothing happens during). Also, Ulfric is either an active Thalmor agent, or is "merely" compromised in someway.

The Imperials are the sad remnant of a once powerful, centuries old Empire. They are trying against all odds to hold their vision of Tamriel together, but after losing a war to the Thalmor (who are essentially fantasy Nazi elves), the provinces are crumbling. Skyrim is one of the most stable, and therefore most profitable still remaining. Their interests lie in Cyrodill first, and they will gladly exploit Skyrim for everything it's worth to keep the Empire lurching on for a few more decades.

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