Friday afternoon I was with a friend at his doctors during one of his PT sessions. There was a retired, 2-Star General in the waiting room we'd talked with at least a dozen times over the last three or more years. (Really good guy whose career has beaten the hell out of his body.)
He posed a question to Dennis and me that ran something like this:
"We see the people being arrested for what happened at the Capital. We see the people rioting, burning down government buildings and the like in Seattle, Portland, and several other places around the states. What's the difference?"
I didn't take it as a "bait" question, but I knew there was a point he was driving at when he started on this subject.
His response?
"The ones at the Capital? They were carrying the flag of the United States. The others? They were burning the flag."
I'd agree only because it's so early in his regime. Based on what we've seen in just a few days it's reasonable to think it has all the chances to be one of the worst presidential eras.