We have not taken anything from anyone. Anyone can run whatever code they want on any devices they own, at any time. All we have done in moving to Hive is prevent our provision to Tron of our community as a property he bought from @ned.

What right have Quislings to Hive tokens?

We have set no precedent you surmise. We have followed those of our ancient forefathers in voting with our feet, and not giving our enemies our wealth to harm us with. We have taken nothing from anyone, but built something out of their reach.

As to American voters, I observe they will get what they have allowed. What I would recommend is what Hive has done: to leave them to the harvest they have sown, but the savage murderers in power today have claimed many of their live, and I grieve their coming desperation.

What I have to oppose is the covert oligarchy that surely seeks to prevent real decentralization of Hive now. I hope that honest and rational discussion of our current vulnerability to exactly the takeover that has seized Steem being the inevitable fate of Hive if we don't end the ability of stake alone to effect governance will convince them we must act to prevent it.