U. Wisconsin Prof Says Hitler and Scott Walker Share ‘Terrifying’ Similarities
Rhetoric like this is only going to get worse in the coming months, especially if Walker does well.
David Hookstead reported at the College Fix.
Univ. of Wisconsin professor says Hitler, Scott Walker share ‘terrifying’ similarities
University of Wisconsin sociology Professor Sara Goldrick-Rab claims there are “terrifying” psychological similarities between Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Nazi leader and mass murderer Adolf Hitler.
In a July 1 tweet, Goldrick-Rab said: “My grandfather, a psychologist, just walked me through similarities between Walker and Hitler. There are so many-it’s terrifying.”
The extreme comparisons didn’t stop there.
A day later, Professor Goldrick-Rap tweeted: “No doubt about it-Walker and many Wisconsin Legislators are fascists. Period. They proved it today. #SHAME.”
Walker, a Republican, announced on Monday that he is running for president.
The College Fix reached out to Professor Goldrick-Rab on Monday to seek clarification about her strongly worded tweets. Goldrick-Rab released the following statement to The College Fix:
Thank you for your question. Please note that I have taken time out of my unpaid vacation to respond, as a courtesy to the timeliness of your request.
If you reread the tweet, you will see that I stated that an expert in the field – a psychoanalyst with decades of experience – compared the ‘psychological characteristics’ of the two individuals, and that I was struck by his analysis. There do appear to be commonalities.
I’m confident you are capable of seeing the difference between such an assessment and equating the whole of two different people.
I’m also confident you will note that the tweet was not a “reaction” to any particular event, and thus it may not fit with your narrative.
Recently Goldrick-Rab also targeted the Wisconsin budget as an attack on education and tenure, tweeting she “spent more than 20 years working for & honoring the tenure I earned. Walker just robbed me of it. He robbed Wisconsin. It’s unforgivable.”
Univ. of Wisconsin professor says Hitler, Scott Walker share ‘terrifying’ similarities (The College Fix)
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They’re both white males.
Let’s see … July 2 was the date of Walker’s proposal to leave matters concerning tenure at the University Wisconsin to an appointed board of regents; currently it is controlled by state statute. The legislature has yet to take any action on the proposal. Nobody has lost their precious tenure; nobody’s “academic freedom” is imperiled. Possibly at some future date some profs may lose their jobs, but none will be persecuted or imprisoned.
That seems to be what Goldrick-Fab is overheated about.
The reasoning about what possible connection this could have with any of history’s Fascist movements would be interesting to hear. But G-F’s statement is as furious a backpedal as any I’ve ever seen. So no enlightenment is likely to come from that quarter.
She doesn’t sound like much of a professor. Any professor should be prepared to blather for fifty minutes on any topic whatsoever. It’s part of the job. A real pro wouldn’t try to hide behind her vacation, unpaid or otherwise. So I can see why she’d be worried about her job, even if it isn’t threatened yet.