Well, this has been a challenge since the beginning. Balancing rewards and punishment is a tough one, given its subjective and emotional.

To be honest, what bothers me the most is why @sneak decided to flag your post. If he was a mod on Twitter, he would be shadowbanning political speech he disagrees with. Fortunately, he doesn't have the power to take it further, though he does have 100k+ SP delegated to him, which is concerning, particularly if its delegated from official Steem channels. Thats a major red flag that needs to be addressed.

Banning politically distasteful speech this early in the platform is a cancer and it needs to be cut the fuck out right now before this platform really sees some pressure being applied. We're still relatively under the radar given the numbers on Alexa. Only a matter of time before bigger players start making splashes that challenge the norms that are in place.