I'm so confused why people think this. There are countless things I could put as a direct response to you that would have Dang letting me know my behaviour is uncalled for, and I would agree that they are, but uncalled for speech is still speech. If you have to choose your words is it really speaking freely?
That's true that HN is moderated, but when people complain about free speech, they care more about banning content that's inconvenient vs content that's off topic or in a bad tone.
