I don't think it's fair to go after his small supporters. Getting your account nuked, just because you've upvoted or commented on the wrong post just seems wrong to me. 

On a side-note, Steemit should really replace the 'flag' option with just a plain downvote button imo. If the point of flagging is about balancing rewards (As written in the whitepaper). It just makes no sense to call this 'flagging', that term has a completely different connotation to it.