My experience matches yours precisely. Certain viewpoints here are ruthlessly censored, to the point of insanity. The justification is always "that is so wrong

My experience matches yours precisely. Certain viewpoints here are ruthlessly censored, to the point of insanity. The justification is always "that is so wrong as to be offensive", which of course is absurd to a community that purportedly values free speech. If the views are so absurd, why not allow them to stand and be downvoted? Why the need to flag and ban? For example, regarding the Pao issue, numerous reaction articles from differing viewpoints were instantly flagkilled. I find that HN is a group of clever people who conform an extremely narrow ideology.