Like, I remember as recently as 2016, that term was just used as a mocking term for weird larpers. Now, it's used as a term for people they want to purge from the left (yes, I'm using those words. How they're acting is literally the definition of purging, it doesn't have to include violence).
This is a comical overreaction to the behavior of weirdos on the internet who don't matter. Log off for a minute, I'm begging you