Excellent points and there shouldn't be any person out there who believes or behaves as if "they are superior" in any way as Hive is definitely not a blockchain that is solely dependent on any one branch of know how.
Your reaction was 100% in line with the ecosystem, in that you utilized your stake to cast a vote for a witness, in this case to remove your vote for that witness. Well done. There should be nhf when a person votes or unvotes a witness for whatever the reason may be. A persons vote is their own choice and as such should be respected as such. From what I see, you may have been somewhat motivated on a 'personal level", however after reading this post it is clear that you did not use your witness vote as a "tool of oppression" but rather as it is intended and that is to vote for those witnesses whom you believe will represent you to the best of their ability.
As for your one (cherry picked) statement:
Everything is turning personal, Power and money is taking over. While both are needed to a point. The use of it to control others is not acceptable.
Well, you answered and explained it in your own post, right before the above statement:
Mirrors the systems of the world before crypto.
The reason for this is quite simple: PEOPLE
People vote, use and abuse power and money in what is often referred to as "the real world" and it is the very same people who do it when given the opportunity in any arena, such as "online" or "the virtual world" (as some may refer to it).
The common denominator is people!
However, not to pick away at parts of your post, when read as a whole, from start to end, I think that you have done what is expected from an active, reliable and very loyally motivated contributor to our Hive ecosystem.
I wish more people would (including my hotheaded self) could calmly and responsibly do the same, no matter what the situation evoking it may be.
Cheers.
dayum Your comment is almost as long as the post.
The only reason I can remain calm at times (not Always) is because I have been through it already. I have too much life experience for one person I think sometimes..