“Freedom of speech” does not, never has, and never will include the right to libel or slander. I, too prefer to err on the side of ‘too much’ freedom, but I don’t have the right to publish an article or webpage accusing you of pedophilia, murder, or treason. Public officials have much less protection, but if you accused me of such, damned right I can sue, and vice versa. No rights are, or can be, unlimited, that’s a fact of law and common sense.
Many conservatives have trouble understanding the deeper context of our times.
The left’s goal is to silence speech by intimidation—they are using every tool in the toolkit to make it happen.
Jones was an easy target—low hanging fruit—but at the end of the day they are coming after you.