The entitlement that some people bring to a platform that other people provide to them for free is just baffling to me sometimes.

Read the definition of censorship, then. We are not a state preventing you from speaking your mind. We are a moderated community asking you to speak your mind about certain things elsewhere.

Politics ruined metal forever.

I do have a legitimate issue. And I'm sorry, but that's exactly how I see it: as censorship. And clearly, I'm not the only one

But I endeavour to be more productive from now on

Perhaps but I couldn't stop myself.

fair enough. Nobody wants to see you go. But if you have a legitimate issue, you can bring it up. Calling "censorship" in the shoutbox is not productive.