That's a great point, maybe Blurt can be, among other things, a neutral third party to bring Steem and Hive users together who share the same goals. Free speech can be real if those involved share the intent to make that so. DPOS has a 'feature' in it that allows it to be economically dominated by whoever puts the most money in, but at least with no downvotes they only have limited capacity to limit others.
Disagreement is a normal part of the process of life and so is freedom of association, I don't expect anyone to read what I write, but I certainly do appreciate it and aim to create content that people genuinely want to read. Peace to you!