We're absolutely willing to oppose organized and targeted manipulation of votes/flags (and we write a ton of software and meta-moderation features to do so), bu

We're absolutely willing to oppose organized and targeted manipulation of votes/flags (and we write a ton of software and meta-moderation features to do so), but that's not what's happening. What's happening is legitimate division and difference of opinion. If it weren't so then it wouldn't be a controversy—and sure it is. Edit: I don't actually see the pattern of downvoting that you're describing in this particular thread.