I would say that the Left has lost its collective mind, but that happened a long time ago, so there is no need to re-state the obvious.
The disgraceful demonstrations of Wednesday past were no threat to "democracy, nor were they an "insurrection," nor were they an attempt to take over the government. Those sorts of things have a sine qua non that the demonstrations lacked: weapons. You don't try to take over a government armed with cell phones and flags.
Despite the unanimous wailing and pearl-clutching of the Left and the Media, President Trump NEVER encouraged anyone to break the law. Period. Never. No how. What he clearly wanted was a loud, boisterous demonstration that exceeded the silliness of the "Pussy-Hat Demonstrations" that followed his inauguration four years ago. That's it.
And the demonstrators, who came to Washington pissed off, went overboard, with a relatively few cases of physical injury and property damage.
NO DEMONSTRATORS brought weapons to harm anyone, especially the police. Those injuries were largely incidental, and fatality was from a STROKE - which does not excuse the injury, but puts it in a different light. Compared with the demonstrations of last summer, where the demonstrators DID BRING WEAPONS to harm the police, and to destroy property, not to mention they came with the intention of destroying ******'s property and looting his stores.
And now we have the inevitable hysterical demands that the President resign, threats to remove him from office, lies about him and everything he did since he declared for the Presidency. Nothing new, but that doesn't make it any more palatable.
Apprehend and prosecute those who committed crimes. Not like last summer. Move on. Fuck N. Pelosi.