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And, in reality, the only rights that remain are those that have been fought for. "Inalienable rights, granted by the Creator" is a lovely concept, but it's not self-enforcing, and as we've seen, rights can be effectively nullified by a corrupt Supreme Court and a fascist legislature and executive branch. OK, you can pretend they still exist in the abstract, but they're de facto gone if state institutions or people power don't defend them.
Agreed. In fact, the whole concept of inalienable rights, specifically the phase "all men are created equal" in the Declaration of Independence, was used to justify the American Revolution. In essence, people are endowed with certain rights from their creator, one of which is deciding which powers to be subject to. If your government doesn't represent your interests, you have the moral right to reject it and seek to replace it with one that does.
So yes, we absolutely need to fight to protect the rights we do have, and reestablish those we lost. Giving up even more rights in the process is counter-productive. We need more movements like the Civil Rights movement to demand change. We've given up too much power to the police, intelligence agencies, and more, and we should absolutely actively resist and demand restoration of our full rights.