Jim,
I despise the Democrats (though I used to be one before they became radical racist socialists) and I think the election was stolen and I think the Democrat's push to purge congress of conservatives based on charges of "sedition" is unconstitutional, dangerous and is the first step in their Stalin-esque ambitions and methods. I further think we are headed for a civil war. Also, I think the the people in the Capitol were basically pulling what amounts to a frat prank and all of the hyperventilating and pearl clutching over that event is propaganda designed to be used to deem all conservatives as dangerous, seditious, racist monsters that need to be eliminated (unlike, of course, the noble lefties that rioted all last summer and invaded and occupied the Senate Annex during the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings - or the ones attacking federal courts and other buildings in Seattle and Portland)
That said, for perspective, Trump's 2016 inauguration had 8 or 9 thousand Guardsmen providing security. I'm sure if his 2020 win was officially recognized, he too would have 25K at the event. That is what the country has come to; a sign of the times.