You know, you join a forum where there are known rules. Maybe rules are an annoyance, but you know about them on the front end. Sometimes there just have to be rules in place to keep such a large group of people able to come here and join together in discussion without mass chaos ensuing. If that's a problem, I would suggest looking for a place that doesn't have rules... You can't pop in and say "I'm gonna be who I want to be and I don't care if I get banned cause I expect it "(this is what I'm reading from you) and expect to not get a smirk back in reply.
So yeah, it maybe sucks for you to have been banned elsewhere, but you haven't been banned here. Just keep that in mind.. Obviously, if you are here for the discussion and the debate, having the priviledge to continue on with that might come at the price of censoring yourself. If that's a problem, then I would probably suggest just not even getting into the whole headache to begin with! There really is a difference in standing tall for what you believe in and being a pain who has to throw a tantrum needlessly or put other people down over a difference of opinion.
BTW, I don't think freedom of speech is discouraged on this board. Be who you are and stand up for that. What is a problem is what you do with that opinion.. do you take the stance that you are the only one who is right or do you accept that other people have opinions too? Keeping an open mind can be difficult, but it's worth it when you get to come here and see so many other ways of thinking in this world. It's all your choice, really, and you are the ultimate cause of whatever your future is.
Oh, and I love 1984.. one of my fav books
You should make a thread on it! I looked for a long time and was able to find a glass paperweight similar to what was described in the book. When I look at it, I think about what it stands for. That book has so much depth to it! I need to reread soon!!