Things go too far in one direction, and the speech restrictions in the former Eastern Bloc were considered unacceptable for more than 20 years after its collapse.

Now some people are trying to reestablish the same control mechanisms.

P.S.: No one is asking to permit the slur you cited to make a point, it isn't a great example.

The linked Google doc is not reasonable, it sounds reasonable because it is a one-sided depiction of the situation that is a) wordy b) completely omits the other side and c) is written in a style that resonates with CoC enforcers.

IOW, the most ruthless and stylistically talented person wins.

Here is the conversation that triggered the tribunal:

https://imgur.com/a/yPnWGXp

If that is a reason for a ban, you can ban 50% of people at Google and 100% of people at Google hired before 2010.

Evading a temporary ban is _universally_ reason for a permanent ban at any competently moderated venue.

No it isn't.

This channel is IRC or Slack. On IRC it is completely normal to log in under a different name. A new generation of "developers" is making up completely arbitrary rules to gain power and suppress productive persons.

It might be technically possible, but it certainly isn't socially acceptable or expected, and that hasn't changed in decades.