I've always found it to be performative. The Leftwing invokes the rule of law, Constitution and "rights" when it comes to criminals, illegals and defending their own extremism. The Right tends to do the same against anything they see as a threat to the nation. Neither is perfect. I think America is heading towards a more authoritarian no matter who wins any election. I feel Right is a bit safer and easier to fix later. The Left seems to actively want to destroy the nation by flooding illegals into America until they have the power to defund basic socialist services like border patrol, ICE, police, military, and prisons. Yeah, anarchy and violent mobs burning down cities don't seem very fun. I just want to live in the 1980's before people went crazy thanks to the internet.
In the end, I think this is what happens when there are too many monkeys living in one place. Violence always wins, sadly enough.