If a significant segment of the culture, say 25%, refuse to abide by laws they consider an infringement on their personal freedom, what happens? A tyranny would seek to impose their will on the malcontents. Such is happening in Venezuela, Cuba, China, and other countries such as Burma and South Africa.
In the US a more subtle but no less effective form of tyranny prevails. Public education enforcement, abortion enforcement, restrictions on anti-gay activity, online censorship of conservative thought, anti Christian laws, are well known progressive tyrannies. These have the desired result of forcing a substantial minority of citizens to act in ways contrary to their principles. It is a short trip to the place AOC and her fellow travelers seek to force us to go.