Public sentiment is easy to rally when speaking out means punishment.

Not that I expect the poll is genuine to begin with.

.ml does this. Say things they don’t like, and they will ban you. You either absorb their hostility, adopt (or at least accept to be true) their perspective, or you get banned for being “uncivil.”

Consider the actions of the pet fascist governments they are cosplaying as, and it all makes sense. You spoke out against the will of the community, so you take your social credit hit and spend a short while in re-education.

Take your badge of honour, and give them as little traffic as possible in the future.