I haven't seen much if any support for "censoring Republicans" on HN, or for that matter, anywhere. What I have seen is support for censoring groups instigating

I haven't seen much if any support for "censoring Republicans" on HN, or for that matter, anywhere. What I have seen is support for censoring groups instigating violent overthrow of US institutions. The fact that those advocating such violence call themselves Republicans does not mean people are advocating for censoring Republicans as a class. These words matter to me, because unless you are a free-speech absolutist (which most people are not), it's unfair to mischaracterize what sorts of things people are claiming cross the line. It's not being Republican.