Justin (@justinsunsteemit) made a pledge to bring Steem to more exchanges in the world, to make it more accessible, to bring it to mobile, to grow the platform and to integrate the features. He has repeatedly affirmed that he wants to improve the platform and help the community.

Where has he said that he intends to break up this community and chain?

From what I can see, that is pure propaganda by witnesses who were very comfortable, and forgot what this is and how it works. Witnesses who committed a hostile action and then faced consequences for those actions. What did they think would happen when they did that? Did they not know who Justin is?

I have not seen evidence of what you are insinuating here. I have only seen a similar sentiment repeated and being used as propaganda.

I have yet to see it substantiated.

While some people did invest a lot of time and effort into Steem, let's face the facts. It hasn't taken off. There are a lot of very major problems(including infighting) that have been going on for some time. These have not been solved, nor does it look like they would be solved without an intervention of some sort. As well the "value" of Steem has experienced a steady decline(likely as a consequence of the continued problems).

I based my response on your comment:"I could say I feel offended of all your previous posts I've read and manually curated for you to turn against what I believe is the communities well being." Why else would you say such a thing if it weren't to imply I betrayed people who you feel I owe something to?

Are you in denial of the major issues that Steem has been facing(prior to this)?
Can you not see that things were not being properly solved or handled(how long is it reasonable to sit by and wait)?
Can you not see the continued downward trend(how much more should the value plummet)?
Can you not see how and how many new users were being driven away each and every day because of how things are(the system is currently set up to actively discourage new users and their content)?

I do not like how this was handled. I believed witnesses could have worked with Justin and been able to make a precautionary fork with his agreement(I honestly do believe he would have agreed.) Instead of taking hostile action against him, in secret, behind his back. What did they expect would happen? He is the major shareholder.

Also, we cannot blame him for something @ned did or didn't do. How does this make sense? Did we even know for sure that Justin knew about Ned's agreement? And what of how Ned was treated? Should there not have been some respect, some recognition for what he was trying to do? Was he supposed to stay true to his word no matter what, forever? I can't understand why people cannot connect action to consequence. I still am not surprised one bit that Ned sold his shares. What do people seriously expect? And, the way people talk about him now, further proves the point.

If you think Justin is the first-ever person to look at Steem in terms of how he can make money with it, you are mistaken. We had/have people like that here as witnesses, as investors, as members.

I feel a bit silly to point this out, but, Steem is a business. You know that right? It won't run without money. To some degree, it has to be and should be treated like a business in order to continue to be viable.

And, it was never truly decentralized. It never was. I, nor the average user never had any say. None.

My bottom line is that I want things to change.

-Some of the witnesses really need to adjust their attitudes. The way they treat members is absolutely deplorable. There has to be some degree of professionalism. Leaders must lead by example. Not with rudeness. Not as tyrants(it's kind of comical that they are now calling Justin a tyrant, when they themselves behaved in the exact same manner).
-Witnesses need to make a public and transparent commitment to implement changes.
-No more secret collisions.
-No more infighting.

They are either fighting for the community or they are not. If they are not, they need to go!

I want transparency. Complete transparency.

No more shady shit. No more!

I have monitored wallets. I have seen with my own eyes, delegations that were supposed to/promised to be used to "help" people being used instead to make money which was then moved out of Steem(and to market) on a regular basis(with no notice to members or the delegators). This whole operation was dressed up under the guise of "helping" people.

Seeing this was damaging. It breached my trust. It has made me question every single time someone says they are "helping" the users of Steem. If someone, if anyone is making money like this, they need to be honest about it. They need to be transparent about it.

Almost every community "pays" their curators (albeit some are paying in shit coins). The curating accounts themselves were making profits off of those curations. The curating member themselves, if they vote on content they curate for a community, then, also make a profit. So painting it as purely helping people is deceitful. They may indeed be "helping" people but it is not solely out of the kindness of their hearts. There is a financial incentive for doing so. It is not a completely selfless act.

If there is evidence, real evidence, not assumption, not fear-mongering, not manipulation, nor propaganda. If there is actual, real evidence that Justin has ill intent, please present it.

This is why transparency is essential. We are supposed to be a "community". We as members, all have a right to know what is going on. Why are all the meetings not public? Why are they not available for everyone?
I have a right to know which witness says what. Where witnesses stand on different issues. Who is it that I am voting for.

Otherwise, what am I basing my vote on? Am I basing it on what I am being fed? No. No more. I have been fed enough lies at this point to not comply with this any further.

You can't be angry or shocked or disappointed if people don't agree with you, if they, as you claim, don't have all the facts to work with. I can't work with things that are withheld from my sight. Bring them to my sight instead of just telling me I am wrong and that you are shocked. How is that valuable to me? It's not, it just looks like an attempt to guilt and bully me into submission.

Look, if we have complete transparency from this point forward. If witnesses pledged and promised to work together in the best interest of Steem and the community. If all witnesses made an effort to lead by example(putting their egos aside). If witnesses acknowledged the problems and pledged to find solutions with the community's input. Then, I will consider changing my votes. Until then, I am left with no choice but to vote with someone who pledges to make the changes that I, as a member want.

I knew from watching and listening to the chats that users who were voting Justin's witnesses were being hunted. That someone would come to try convince me to change my mind. I banked on that. It's why I did it. If people are not willing to listen, if they are not willing to work with community members what other recourse is there?

If making a protest is the only way that I can make my voice heard, then fine. What other recourse am I left with?

I am strong enough. People can call me names, curse me, make fun of me, degrade me, like they have done to others(I've watched it happen). I am just hopeful that by chance someone out there actually can listen and will do something to make changes. Whether or not that happens, we will have to wait and see.

But yes, in general, I think slinging insults, calling people Commies, and other disgusting names, does not produce favorable results. And yet, people feel entitled to do so, despite it not being in the best interest of Steem.

This whole experience has been very eye-opening for me. It's sad. It really is.

This may kill Steem. I know people keep saying that Justin will kill Steem, but by their behavior, they are making that happen all by themselves. If I was an investor looking now, I would not join the community. I would avoid it.

As an investor, my trust has been breached.

As a member, my trust has been breached.

I want change.