A Facebook user spotted this outside an LGBT-friendly church in St. Pete. Credit: Facebook

A Facebook user spotted this outside an LGBT-friendly church in St. Pete. Credit: Facebook
In the wake of the election of Donald J. Trump, there's been an onslaught of reactions from all sides of the political spectrum. 

Critics of Trump have been shutting it down, I guess, via massive protest rallies in most cities — including Tampa and St. Pete.

Meanwhile, excitement over Trump can be seen in the work of the right's most talented graffiti artists.

In Tampa, as portrayed in a video posted to Facebook, Trump supporters spray-painted "Trump" and "build that wall" on a wall in a parking lot behind a Chipotle on North Dale Mabry. By early afternoon Tuesday, the mural of hate was painted over.

Credit: Facebook
On the other side of the bay, in St. Pete's Kenwood neighborhood — where you'd be lucky to need two hands to count pro-Trump households — another graffiti purveyor chose another medium for his or her (definitely his) masterpieces: two stretches of sidewalk; one near Metropolitan Ministries, a nonprofit offering a wide spectrum of health services to the LGBT community, and one outside King of Peace Metropolitan Community Church, which embraces diversity among its parishioners.

The pro-Trump artist's chosen depiction?

Swastikas, of course.

Near the one by the church, he/she/whoarewekiddingofcourseitwasadude, also scrawled "MAGA," which is shorthand for Trump slogan "Make America Great Again."

Photos of both incidents were posted to social media.

In all seriousness, there's been a nationwide spike in such crimes, as well as even worse things like violence and intimidation against minorities by bigots that feel emboldened by Trump's looming presidency.

Vandalism by the likes of the geniuses who committed the above acts is, of course, totally illegal and if you notice anything like that near where you live/work/congregate, call the police.

In addition, let the Southern Poverty Law Center know about it via this handy form. That nonprofit has been collecting data on hate speech and crimes since 9/11.

This article appears in Nov 10-17, 2016.