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[TES/Skyrim] Why don't people in Skyrim take down the Daedric shrines?

If the Daedra really are not liked by the general populace and their power is increased by worship, then why hasn't anyone attempted to take down the shrines? Are the Daedric princes so powerful that they are able to prevent people from taking down their shrines by manipulating them in some way? Is this also the reason why the Empire doesn't just destroy the Talos shrines all over Skyrim?
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>Are the Daedric princes so powerful that they are able to prevent people from taking down their shrines by manipulating them in some way?

Yes.  

A Daedric Prince may or may not be able to stop an entire empire from tearing down their shrine, but they are shown many times throughout the series to have more than enough power to fuck with the individuals actually doing the demolition.  This successfully deters people from being the poor bastard responsible for tearing down the shrine.

The most obvious example of this is probably in Skyrim, with the Daedra quest in Markarth.  It opens with a vigilant of Stendarr investigating an abandoned house and planning to root out the Daedric influence there, and starts with him either being killed by the Dragonborn, or him trying to kill the Dragonborn.  It gets worse from there.

There is no 'good ending' to this quest.  It always ends with someone dying who doesnt deserve it.  Your best option is to simply not mess with a Daedric Prince.

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The empire doesnt destroy Talos shrines because they all still secretly worship Talos.  The banning of Talos worship is a Thalmor demand in the peace treaty, because the Thalmor hate the idea of a human god.