Well then, if rights are only there to be pointed out when violated, and there is zero expectation that your rights should be defended except by your own exerti

Well then, if rights are only there to be pointed out when violated, and there is zero expectation that your rights should be defended except by your own exertion of force, what's the point of them? You can exert force however you want and if successful you can generate new rights at whim, and at failure lose rights.