Thanks for the reply @davemccoy
You are right, on one level a ''few'' do not care if we leave. 
I have found through the trials of life, that there are always things we can do to turn situations around.

Maybe some of the really big stake holders have one particular vision they want to create. I imagine that vision includes Steemit hosting  first class really professional articles being published here. 

They delude themselves into believing that if they drive off everyone they do not agree with, that they will attract the people who are more agreeable for them. Unfortunately, that is not how life works. The people they want, generally don't feel comfortable when they see all sorts of thuggery including death threats. They don't like to see people like @lucylin get attacked by seven accounts for making a congenial comment on a post of someone who is being targeted by the @ngc / @berniesanders group of accounts. 

My personal vision for Steem is vastly different to theirs. I am confident that reason will prevail eventually. 

We do have some community guidelines that need to be tightened up with open debate. With the free flags maybe not complying with them will see the really big time abusers receive a lot more flags.