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"Physical danger" is not caused by someone having a different opinion. Nobody has the right to change reality to suit the fragile worldview they've created for themselves. Rather, any rational worldview should be strengthened by investigation.

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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will annihilate me.

Really? There seem to be some people who would like to do physical harm to those of differing opinions

There are. And when they try to do physical harm, we stop them. But don't blame the differing opinions.

This is a good point, it is not the opinion itself that leads to danger but rather the interpretation/perception of it by another party

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