You're missing a lot in that characterization, but the main reason such an analogy might be made, even if it's ultimately an unfair one, is the pro-filter arguments don't make sense "mechanically" (they don't achieve the intended goal *and* they harm the network) and are actually anathema to the entire purpose of bitcoin, which is censorship resistance.
Do filters censor monetary transactions, or only excessive arbitrary data for non-monetary use?
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They don’t censor at all in fact. And I can bring the receipts straight from the other side’s mouth.
The point is, whose decision is it what the transaction's meaning is? The only correct answer is nobody at all.
Node runners decide.
