I have observed a growing tendency for some individuals on the left to cite Karl Popper’s “Paradox of Tolerance” in ways that misrepresent its original intent,

I have observed a growing tendency for some individuals on the left to cite Karl Popper’s “Paradox of Tolerance” in ways that misrepresent its original intent, effectively suggesting that any stance short of full-throated radical leftism should be deemed fascistic. This reinterpretation goes beyond Popper’s caution about tolerating genuinely intolerant ideologies, instead using his argument as a blanket justification for shutting down or even endorsing violence against those deemed insufficiently progressive. Last week a moderator on University of Oregon's subreddit was banned for pinning a message endorsing violence against conservatives on campus.