So, what happened to the insurrection? Maybe I'm jinxing it, but the wave of violence many expected didn't materialize before or on Inauguration Day; there were hardly any demonstrators. Where did all the rage go? 1/

Best guess: while it's a cliche to day that most bullies are also cowards, it's also true. The Stop the Steal mobs thought they had impunity thanks to Trump. Once it started to sink in that rioters would face serious consequences and Trump was on the way out ... 2/

Big contrast with BLM demonstrations, which persisted despite far more police violence than the Trumpists ever faced. That tells you a lot 3/