Every generation is advised to remain vigilant to safeguard their liberty, but of course human nature dictates that people always take the easy path.
So, the predators lie in wait - TJ's preamble doesn't read as civic justification, but rather as a guideline that confirms an aggressors' initial position of strength. That is, until the targeted victim society wakes up from their periodic collective lethargy, recognizes the imminent peril they face, and reacts to defeat the enemy threat.
Personally, as a devout atheist, I reject the notion of evil. People are born a certain way, and those who inherited psychopathic tendencies are merely acting on their genetic programming. There's a reason the entire cabal of conspirators are so ugly - they were dealt a bad hand, and have hated normal, happy, well adjusted people since childhood. Not one of this sorry cast of characters fits within any modicum of parameters that describe our average fellow citizen.
That being said, freaks are gonna freak. I may feel sort of sorry for them, and understand their rationale & motives, but it doesn't lessen my resolve to eliminate them. A rattlesnake didn't choose to be dangerous, but unfortunately for it, my safety comes first. So too in the case of the coup; it's too bad they got screwed over in life's lottery, but they still have to go.
The difference, I submit, is that a rattlesnake doesn't recognize the credible threat of force. Our social adversaries do. No need to initiate use of the force against the human.
And yes, those who collude to disrupt the election, including those in the press, they all need to be disgraced at least. They didn't get screwed, not in the least. They earned every ounce of opprobrium (a rare element) they get.
I think the pandemic prevalence of child sexual abuse that is coming to light is a big reason why the world is so screwed up. But then, that seems to be human nature too. Like trying to stop a male lion from killing and eating all the male cubs when he takes over a pride.
Another way to put it, as a species we have some UGLY habits.