Do you interpret strongly worded advice and critical analyses as orders and authoritarianism?

I’ve noticed a reccurrent trend in conversations I’ve either been in or witnessed, in which someone will seem to interpret what someone else has said as an order or some sort of authoritative ruling, even though it wasn’t and often had no resemblance to orders. It seems particularly common when the conversations relate in some way to more “radical” viewpoints or those that don’t support the status quo, which might explain the common stereotype of the “militant such-and-such who wants everyone to…whatever”. Seems to happen with environmental issues, too; someone will make a case for environmentalism, and others will interpret it as some sort of blame against them or attempt to impinge on their “freedom” (usually to drive stupid cars and eat Big Macs). Some go so far as to label members of certain intellectual camps as “oppressors”.

Have you ever misinterpreted things this way?

Maybe more importantly, why do you think people do this? What’s at the root of it?