The alternative to negotiation is war. And that happens at the individual level and at the social level. If you can’t talk to people and you have a difference of opinion with them, then they’re your enemies. And combative speech is the replacement for actual combat. Real speech is very troublesome and difficult because it can unglue people psychologically. Better that then actual violence. Or, it’s partly: better that than tyranny and slavery — because those are really the alternatives.
Jordan Peterson, on the Mark Steyn Show, discussing the current attacks on free speech.