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Haha yep, that is the way of Steem xD

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But there were still 5 upvotes and one downvote, which means that if the whale is wrong and the book is not shit, those 5 upvoters can rally and post about the book and its unfair treatment and expand the consensus that the book should be rewarded.

Final outcome is very different than if the whale can push a button and the book is completely deleted from the platform.

How long would @berniesanders survive on Facebook if his beef was with Zuckerberg instead of with @ned (and had similar relative influence)?

That's one awesome point indeed! :)

Sir it downvote now :P