As many have noted, the crowds during Mr. Trump’s inauguration were significantly …less… than expected by the “big” man.  He proclaimed beforehand the crowds at his event would break records (they did, I suppose, though not the way he expected).

This is a popular comparison picture…

And considering many of the crowds that did bother to come were protest crowds, then things look even more dire, attendance-wise for the Trumpster.

As for the protest crowds, Slate magazine offered some of what they considered the more amusing protest signs…

The Best Protest Signs for the Inauguration of Donald Trump

They were clever, funny, and sad…all at the same time.  Among my SFW favorites…

Then there was this: White Nationalist Richard Spencer showed up at the inauguration and…

Sigh.

Look, I really don’t condone violence in any way, shape, or form and while one is tempted to applaud the fact that this man, who ultimately espouses hate, gets “what’s coming to him”, I can’t help but worry if this is a sign of things to come…and worry even more if we’re starting down a too-dangerous path here.

The blame, ultimately, comes right back to Mr. Trump.  During the campaign he played fast and loose with some dangerous statements and personalities while engaging in all to obvious verbal “dog whistles”.  While he was incredibly quick in recent days to condemn Representative (and Civil Rights Icon) John Lewis for publicly calling his presidency “Illegitimate”, try to find as strong a rejection of some of the white nationalists that have tried to cozy up to him.

It’s going to be a long four years…if the Trumpster makes it that far.