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Yep... people usually interpret "free speech" as "freedom from the consequences of my speech," but it's never meant that.
It's not even that complicated. To these people, "free speech" only means that they believe they should be allowed to scream slurs when they want to make someone feel afraid or worthless. That's literally the only thing they really want to use "free speech" for.