I would admit that I did not initially agree with what some of the senior witnesses did with the soft fork.
Neither did a majority of the community, including me. But the witnesses are much more experienced in these matters and are more aware of what's happening around and what might follow. Just a few days before the fork was applied, Justin did the exact same thing on the tron blockchain...used the core stakes to vote in his witnesses and this is what actually prompted our witnesses to enact the soft fork.
Bottomline is we want what's best for the Steem community. I have come to understand why they did what they thought they had to do. 😉👍