I believe that our government and corporate culture is way too authoritarian and have been speaking out against it my whole life. That does not mean that we should depart from all sense of proportionality and reason. You do us no favour by exaggerating and mischaracterizing the situation.

The US government isn't kidnapping anyone off the street for damaging wall paint -- they're arresting people. If you can't see the difference and keep that simple fact straight, you hurt your own case and seem unreasonable and untrustworthy as a source.

If there have been unjust arrests, then say so and make it known. But don't pretend they are kidnappings -- it sounds ridiculous on the face of it and makes you sound childish.

I keep reading that people are being “arrested”, held for a couple hours, then released without charges. Where is any kind of justice in that?

It isn’t about justice. It’s about bullying, intimidation, and escalating protests to have scary pictures to show in politics ads.

How is being arrested kidnapping?

Lawful arrests are followed by swift access to the courts. The arrests under discussion aren't like that. Taking one's freedom without due process of law is precisely kidnapping.