I never know who is replying to who on twitter screenshots at first glance. I know the format predates Elon, but the interface really sucks for any proper discussion.
Yeah something that could easily be taken as inciting a murder, is actually not legal under our free speech laws, so... Yeah, he has no choice in the matter.
Libertarians are just conservatives without the religion and/or who smoke weed. They hide behind the label because they agree with right-wingers but are too chicken-shit to admit it and can say "bUt I'm LiBeRtArIaN" when something heinous happens
Free speech stops when it infringes someone else's rights. That's why threatening violence isn't covered. This should be obvious.
I also note that while the tweet was self-deleted, it's still out there now thanks to this tweet, and this post, and even my reply, much like telling a jury to disregard something that was objected to. They probably knew it too, the old post and delete method of getting people worked up and denying responsibility.
On one hand Libertarians are stupid, on the other hand as an Anarcho-Syndicalist I wouldn't shed a single tear over the death of a powerful person (politican or capitalist). Yes I get it shes technically better then Trump but lets be honest, she's basically Facsism Lite™.
How does free speech come to exist? People in charge demonstrate certain character traits by seeing something they dislike, and then not taking punitive action. Being restrained and mature, empathetic and compassionate, compartmentalized, logical, secular. The people who abuse free speech loathe those qualities...