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Oh absolutely. You can't agree with someone 100% of the time. Or well, you can, but it's rare. ;)
You're obviously right, there is no absolute free speech and there shouldn't be, imo. I see Lemmy a bit in the same way I see my real life. Everyone has rules in their own house and if you want to be invited in, you'll have to live by them. If you don't want to do that, that's fine, but you can't expect them to keep inviting you - and you're welcome to go to another party where another group of people might not be invited.
Does this mean there are instances where I won't be welcome? Sure. But it also means there are instances where I won't be forced to see/read things I really don't want to see. I can't speak for anyone else, of course, but in my experience it's perfectly possible (with few exceptions) for me to say what I want, as long as I sometimes go about it with a little tact (but the fact that I don't want to be a huge asshole probably helps. ;))