I don't think upvotes and downvotes are saying you agree disagree, it's a way to keep the community great. For example don't downvote a comment because you disa

I don't think upvotes and downvotes are saying you agree disagree, it's a way to keep the community great. For example don't downvote a comment because you disagree with the politics, downvote it because it seemed abusive (e.g. ad hominem attacks). The same goes for stories.