Seems to me a lot of people here pretty hostile to Joe. I can only say he has been more than open and interacted with good faith with guests that I listen to than anyone in “media”. His talk with Bernie Sanders and his agreement with certain aspects of Sanders agenda should dismiss the claim that he’s a libertarian shill. I try to approach him as a topic in good faith as well.

He’s being called a neandertal because he seems to agree with a lot of fringe opinions. I try to think of how I would react if talking to a person who I have no idea about their area of expertise and how I would deal with claims that they make. Sure he gives a voice to cranks, but he also gives voice to people across the spectrum, some that I actually want other people to hear from. That’s kind of what free speech is about right there.

Freedom of speech is about not being censored by the government, not private citizens hosting a platform for a spectrum of opinions.

Compare it to something like freedom of religion: should private citizens engage in a spectrum of religious rituals, including violent rituals of extreme cults?

The issue isn’t how enthusiastic individual private citizens are about the freedoms granted to them from the government. Someone may truly enjoy yelling “fire” in public buildings, but the effect on the public is what causes concern.

Should you censor a person for this? That’s another debate, but I’m just explaining where the concern, assuming you have concern, should be placed.

True, there are limits to freedom of speech. But aren’t you disturbed by the control that people in society are exerting on the narratives that we are allowed to question? With or without government involvement. I’m talking about big techmedia here, and the power they have to set the narrative entirely with or without the government involved. I mean the tools that they put into play to stop right wing misinformation (not saying most of it isn’t misinformation) can be just flipped over on the left when the left starts threatening institutions down the road.