some folks don't like a question or the assumptions and inferences from it. Downvotes are their weapon of choice. Now the question loses value because someone

some folks don't like a question or the assumptions and inferences from it. Downvotes are their weapon of choice. Now the question loses value because someone had an agenda. Now at 3 downvotes, there could be a point is what I am trying to say. The prospective of being downvoted by stuck up folks leads to unwanted self-censorship and in many case not bothering to ask the question.