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Not really. It's a subjective value as are all insults, including who and how the insult applies. Both sides see it as an insult to the other, and it is not limited to just political correctness. Recently I overheard, not for the first time, someone commenting on a person who parked straddling the line taking up two parking spaces, "Oh look! A special snowflake who doesn't want their car scratch." You can find examples of the insult used across the internet outside of political topics, as well as within.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Snowflake-The term "snowflake generation" was one of Collins Dictionary's 2016 words of the year.[10] Collins defines the term as "the young adults of the 2010s, viewed as being less resilient and more prone to taking offence than previous generations".[10] Similarly, in 2016 the Financial Times included "snowflake" in their annual Year in a Word list, defining it as "A derogatory term for someone deemed too emotionally vulnerable to cope with views that challenge their own, particularly in universities and other forums once known for robust debate" and noting that the insult had been aimed at an entire generation.[2]
Also see:
Urban Dictionary: Snowflake
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-less-lovely-side-of-snowflake
Been called a 'snowflake'? The 'it' new insult | News for College Students | USA TODAY College
As just a few examples of where the insult is not limited to one political group or the other. If you can't handle the fact that the insult is not limited to just one political ideology, well too bad snowflake.
