i don't think a majority is "silent or opposed". Otherwise those rewrites wouldn't happen. I think there's a strong push from the most extreme part (as always), but the rest is majoritarely complacent (it probably makes them feel like they're working toward world peace).
I am also not aware of rewrites that aimed at modifying the meaning of classical texts. I've only known of editor concerned about making the original text more understandable, and truthful to the author's intent.
This is widely different.