You bring up an interesting point here: Hive is not a very welcoming site and promise of free speech was not delivered. The wales decide what is acceptable and what is not.

Every spend a little time here I stumble across another stroy of malicious downvotes by them. The most disturbing news was that @project.hope was driven off the site.

After the dust has settled: If you have something controversial to say you are better off on Steem or Blurt. And probably better of investing there. I'm so glad that I didn't convert my Steem to Hive.

And your threatening „shot on-site“, almost blackmail style tone of voice isn't helping either. Powering down and selling was the correct decision.