Re: 'I have much trouble agreeing with'
But, you're also free to move him out of your pub when you're fed up of him bothering your punters.
The thing about free speech is it comes hand in hand with freedom of association - the right to be associated, or not, with whoever you like.
> It is up to you to believe him or not!
What's that saying: a lie is halfway around the world before the truth's even got it's shoes on
The idea that things can be left to that is idealistic naivety. I wish it were true, but humans really aren't wired that way. Studies have shown, repeatedly, that once someone's accepted a "truth" they'll tend to ignore any evidence that contradicts their belief (one example here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2146124-we-ignore-what-doesnt-fit-with-our-biases-even-if-it-costs-us/).
There isn't a good or simple answer to it, and that includes "just have moar speech"
Biting the hand that feeds IT
