That’s not to dispute nepotism, but he isn’t acting as a private citizen. As the article notes, being a government representative actually makes him formally subject to additional accountability rules.
No. Kushner in this second term, unlike in the first, isn't a government official of any sort. He is now purely a private citizen which the government itself has argued this month when a watchdog group sued Kushner exactly because he's exercising authority of diplomats and ambassadors, which requires approval by the U.S Senate which he hasn't got and which would indeed subject him to ethics rules.
https://apnews.com/article/jared-kushner-crew-lawsuit-trump-...
"The prophecies foretold!"
(Aside, I just finished reading the mistborn trilogy)
At the same time it's the left-wing population that is in under increasing pressure to arm themselves if they want to save the republic from a perceived right-wing tyrant.
I guess what was once a must to ban, will be once again a must to own - until the struggle is won and the need to secure the new government from the people's wrath overrules the need for the people to overthrow the unjust government.
Every opposition needs cannon fodder, which will fight and die for the opposition to become the new government.
Most of us are trying to make a better society for ourselves and our families, so there's a lot more that we unify over rather than disagree on.
The power structures don't want us to unify though, because that would be threatening.