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Images like this show why it's so important to vote

No, no, no… The orange man has assured me that it was the biggest crowd of all time. Probably more people than had ever been in one place at the same time. And he surely wouldn’t lie to me.

Voting Vs "My vote doesn't matter anyways." or "They're all the same anyways."

Now imagine how big the crowd would be for Harris!

Or don't.

Because until 2017, nobody gave a crap about the size of the crowd. Normal Presidents have had more important things to think about in their first 100 days in office.

2021 had very few people because of corona.

Here's Obama's from SPAAAAAAAACE
https://content.satimagingcorp.com/static/galleryimages/geoeye-1-obama-inauguration-2009.jpg

Surprised at how ugly the area is.

Queen Elizabeth II:

I was pretty sure it was gonna be a shit show as soon as the election results came in, but the fact the dumbass lied so obviously and pathetically only hours into his term really ironed in how fucked the next four years were gonna be.

harris's will be more packed than obama's

There were more protesters at Trump's event than supporters

I was at George W.'s inauguration with a school group, and it wasn't as packed as Obama's but it blew Trump's out of the water, and it was cold and windy AF.

Reminds me of Spicy’s first presser…. His tone and attitude had me immediately realize the next 4 years would be rough…

OP sjmarf, I tried to feel you out a bit, hard to get a read on your age based on your comment history. But I gather you live in the UK. Idk if you've always lived there, or immigrated.

I was a younger American at the time of 2009 Inauguration, but I can tell you the general feeling in the air that day: fucking excitement. It was truly electric; whether you were for or against Obama, you're just kind of forced to take a few steps back & go... Wow. America has officially elected a black President. It was unprecedented, it was almost kind of strange because you've got people always screaming about how racist America can be. But there we were. Obama was handsome. Charismatic. Hell, if I were in town, I probably would have been there, too. Just for the sheer spectacle of it all & witnessing history unfold.

Going from that to another white (/orange) man taking the office, kinda old hat, kinda business as usual. I'm telling you, there's simply no honest way to compare the two events.

I also want to take a moment & say thank you for your content creation & possibly upkeep on the Lemmy platform. I had to filter out your posts, there's so much material you've contributed. Thanks. 👍🏻

Was that photo taken at the very peak of impeached ex-president’s crowd?

Course, even if it was, we’re still comparing apples…

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Obviously, all the people on the right wearing camouflage. That's why we can't see them. /s

Sean Spicer needing to defend Trump's absurd claim about attendance to keep his job was delightful TV.

When people get into large, really really large, crowds, I can't help but see them as a horde of bugs.