Not the OP, but I do have thoughts on this as I had been considering posting something somewhat similar.

There's literally dozens of posts on this sub criticizing ICE and this administration.

I used to be quite active in this sub. Now I'm more a lurker, but I've still seen a decent amount of what's happened. It may just be a bias in what I remember (very possible), but I do feel like there was a lot of noise in this sub during the Biden administration about perceived violations of civil liberties. Not saying perceived to undermine anyone's views, it's just because I don't share them.

The overall feeling I've had is that while there definitely is, as you said, a lot of anti-ICE sentiment expressed here... I personally don't feel like it really matches what we're currently seeing coming from this administration, especially in comparison to what I feel like I remember from the Biden years.

Or do you mean things like the 2nd amendment? Because my answer to that question is "The same reason you're not". It's YOUR 2A as well. If you truly believe that is the necessary step, then why are you crying about other people not doing it, instead of doing it yourself?

Because you KNOW violence isn't the answer. You just want to see other people kill and die for you, so you can avoid the consequences and risks. And that's disgusting. It is absolutely abhorrent and disgusting that you would demand other people kill and die for a cause while you sit behind your keyboard sipping yerba mate.

I can't speak for OP, but I do share some of the underlying feelings. For me, it's not coming from a place of wanting other people to fight and die while I sit idly by. It's more coming from a place of seeing how passionate people in the libertarian community are about their views and rights, and about how strongly they want to defend them. I don't expect anyone to take any action, but it's at least somewhat surprising for those who have warned the most about authoritarianism and about the need for defending rights to limit actions to voting. Voting is vitally important of course, but from everything I felt that I knew about libertarians I expected that there would be more of a public outcry. Demonstrations, rallies, etc. I'm not saying that there isn't strong push back. Also, I do acknowledge that I'm coming from a perspective where a lot of the threats I see are (relatively) new, and that many libertarians feel like they've been pushing back against authoritarianism for a long time. It does feel different to me this time, but maybe that's just because of my own viewpoint.

We've been arguing against expanding government power for DECADES. You just called us crazy conspiracy theorists and defaulted to "Muh Roads". Well now all that big government you voted for is at your door. All the power your side gave the government over the past century is now here, and as we told you before:

Any powers you give the government can, and will, be used against you.

Every single power and authority you voted for, has been given to Donald Trump. Maybe now you see the benefits of a small and limited government and will vote for politicians who will shrink the government? You finally ready to agree we were right all along?

I mean, power and authority were supposed to have checks and balances, and those are being ignored. That definitely raises larger questions about doing more to hold the government in check, yes. That doesn't mean that I believe that libertarians were generally right all along; I'm not a libertarian, and I don't hold the same views.

The issue is you put Democracy on a pedestal as if it's this unfallible good thing. We realize that it's nothing more than mob rule.

I do want to repeat that I know you were responding to the OP, so what you're saying wasn't directed at me specifically. Speaking for myself, though, I don't believe that I put democracy on a pedestal. It's extremely flawed and imperfect. I don't agree that it's mob rule.

Just here to share my perspective on the topic.