From Both Sides Now… Reflecting on the 2024 Election
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As an educator, I was always taught to teach subjects from multiple sides and teach kids how to make their own decisions. So while watching this election season unfold, and the angst on both sides of the political spectrum, I thought about how confusing and tough a teacher’s role during that election must have been. As a retired teacher, I have the time (and yes, the additional angst) of being able to search out sources that tell both sides of the story. And as the election took place and the new administration took over, I’ve watched and discussed both sides with friends. The confusion still reigns, so I will be sharing sources that indeed DO tell both sides. After all, if we want to have a “free and informed society”, the electorate must know and understand what’s really happening. And with the News media being so “biased” as either side will tell you, what is really the truth?
So hopefully I’ll be able to sort through the AI’s, and biased media streams, to offer teachers in the trenches sources they can count on. And if other citizens benefit from seeing both sides, I’ll feel that my purpose as an educator is still strong in retirement.
So look for updates on different topics as they arise in this election and political season here. Starting with the first debate:
- What Biden and Trump both got right and wrong in the debate
- Supreme Court Decision on Immunity Pros and Cons for Trump – and the original document located on Politico’s site
- What is Project 2025? – Click on Read the Manuscript to see the actual document. Click on the other links to see how organized they are to roll it out quickly.
- To tariff or NOT to tariff – that is the question? These sites look at both sides of the issue:
- Williamson Herald – Weighing the Pros and cons of Trade Barriers
- Investopedia – What is a Tariff and Why Are They Important
- Cato Institute – SeparatingTariff Facts From Tariff Fictions By Erica York – this article discusses who controls tariffs – the President or Congress in certain circumstances.
- Immigration Policies –
- Fraud and Abuse in Government Agencies
More topics will be added as things occur in this election season… so stay tuned . And feel free to share these links with family or friends who share or don’t share your point of view, so they can make their OWN DECISIONS.
And if you are an educator, and find some trustworthy sources on any of the topics in this election season, please forward them to me @cybrscrybe100218 or cybrscrybe@verizon.net so I can share them here.
The View from Both Sides Now
In discussing this election, this administration and these issues with a friend on “the other side” in a calm and common sense way, I came up with the idea of both sharing what we’ve heard in our respective news cycles and discussing the issues on these blog pages. The hopes will be to find the common ground so that this country can stabilize its polarizing viewpoints. With that goal in mind a page on each issue will be written by Retired Captain vs. Cybrscrybe and the links to each page will be listed here:
- The Debate between Biden and Trump
- Supreme Court Decision on Immunity
- Project 2025
- Tariffs
- Immigration
- Fraud and Misuse
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