But that's not due to his own manipulation, that's due to the community wholeheartedly supporting what he's doing

That's not the position of anybody trying to limit haejin's earnings. They are fine to let every single one of haejin's votes from the community stand with the exception of one, ranchorelaxo. Even Rancho's would stand if not for the fact that they very much seem brokered and as such represent voting abuse as laid out in the Steem whitepaper. If not for rancho's votes, haejin's success would be totally agreeable. There would be no war, no opposition, and probably a lot more followers with a lot more SP. Rancho's actions are the only real grievance that anybody has with haejin. Well, that and his propensity to revenge flag posts which have nothing to do with him such as charities and poker games. If haejin was ever able to manage the same amount of rewards without colluding with rancho, he would have the support of the community.