These flippant uses of phrases like "use of force" and "censorship" drive me crazy, especially from someone who should know better! You really think a whale who downvotes in a way you don't like on a *voluntary* network is the same as a cop kicking some kids teeth in? 'Cause that's effectively what you're saying.

Participation in steem and steemit is voluntary! Try telling a cop, "Oh, I'm not going to participate in the Drug War." They don't care, and they will arrest and cage you. Government coercion is absolutely, fundamentally different from steemit downvotes and content control!