I have seen the same being done to those that comment in support of the efforts being made by Bernie and others to clean the platform up.
The harsh truth is that Steemit has inadequately represented the potential of the Steem blockchain and in my opinion it is this very dilemma that impedes its broader adoption, thus constraining its valuation relative to other crypto projects which it had a multi-year head start on.
The evident flaws in the rewards distribution system must be addressed. Kicking this can down the road any further is inexcusable. After all, the daily inflation of Steem is inextricably tied to the posts being published on this site and what is evident is that instead of being distributed to high quality content producers, it's being disproportionately consumed by those that exploit its deficiencies in cahoots with some whales that favor short term gains versus the long term viability of the underlying blockchain.
Isn't the most effective way to counter the distribution problem to focus all of your voting power on hitting the posts by the scammers? If you create a war between Bernie and haejin supporters then that will drag more people into an expanding conflict. However, if you downvote the scammers and create quality content to increase your SP then the scammers slowly get squeezed out.