I would like to echo this a million times over. Flags are the community's way of saying that things aren't appropriate for HN, and the moderators removing flags

I would like to echo this a million times over. Flags are the community's way of saying that things aren't appropriate for HN, and the moderators removing flags to editorialize the front page, then in other threads throwing up their proverbial hands and going "well, the community voted for it" when someone comments about why something made the front page, as if there is nothing that can be done, is intellectually dishonest. Either the community has control, or the moderators do and we should just remove voting altogether.