I think things are a little more complicated because ethics are involved. Sure, you can use your stake however you like but this is more about bigger picture and implications for instance how this affects quality of posts. As themarkymarky mentioned,
Everything you do has an impact on everyone else in the community.
And people have the right to talk about this issue. I'm just not going to tell @clove71 personally what you should do with your stake. You have to draw your own conclusion as to what is good for the you or the community or both as perhaps the two need not be mutually exclusive.