Kind of ironic that there's a big overlap in the venn diagram between 2nd amendment enthusiasts and the crowd that is cheering on the government's authoritarian actions.

Because the visible 2A enthusiasts essentially trace a lineage to the KKK. Of course, they don't actually care about upholding the Constitution or fighting tyranny. That was just a convenient cover tactic and accusation to use against political opponents.

There isn't, it just appears that way. There is a subset of people that are cheering on the government in this situation and they are 2nd amendment supporters but the 2nd amendment supporters are much larger than that overlap.

Things like this is just another way of trying to drive a wedge.

> cheering on the government's authoritarian actions

Enforcing the law is not an authoritarian action.

Take for example the case of ICE agents arresting American citizens. Many complain that it's authoritarian. But it's just the law. 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a)(5)(A) grants them the power to arrest anyone (including citizens) for any offense (not just crimes) committed in their presence.

If Democrats disagree with this they can just repeal it. They've had the majority several times since the law was passed in 1990. But instead of repealing it, they advise their constituents that it's "illegal for ICE to arrest Americans" or it's "illegal for Border Patrol to operate outside the border". Complete misinformation!

It's more authoritarian not to enforce the law. Instead of protesting to have the law changed, Democrats protest to harass ICE agents. A nation of laws seeks change in the legislature, not by vigilantism (what Renee Good was doing) in the streets.