From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Claire Campbell <cec036@bucknell.edu>
Cc: rdh013@bucknell.edu <rdh013@bucknell.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2024 at 07:19:21 AM CST
Subject: Re: Similarities and differences between Hitler and Trump
Dear Professor Campbell,
With the developments that have occurred, and with what a second Trump presidency portends for democracy and the rule of law, in Alabama I am seeking avenues for having discussions about the importance of an independent Department of Justice for democracy and the rule of law.
In doing this, I am contacting law schools, history departments and political science departments at Alabama universities to see if they are interested in involvement in the discussions I am seeking to bring about. For details, please see The Final Battle against Donald J. Trump: What will happen to rule of law under Trump?.
Various forms of resistance to the second Trump presidency are springing up, and I consider this my form of resistance.
If a resistance is forming in the Bucknell community, please consider what I am trying for in Alabama as a suggestion for the Bucknell community.
May also Professor Hecock, the chair of the Bucknell political science department, consider this.
I will also try to pass this along to Bucknell contacts with whom I am acquainted.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL
On Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 08:44:13 AM CDT, Claire Campbell <cec036@bucknell.edu> wrote:
Dear Mr. Shattuck,
Thank you for your email, and your work on this question. I agree strongly the lessons of history here are essential and the situation is beyond concerning. For what it's worth, I've forwarded your email to our faculty member who is teaching about Nazi Germany, among others.
Take good care,
Claire Campbell
On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 5:42 AM Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com> wrote:
Dear Bucknell University History Department Chair Campell:
I spent my freshman year (1965-6) at Bucknell. I transferred to Dartmouth and more than a half century later am now a retired lawyer in Alabama.
With a lot of free time on my hands, and currently spurred by J.D. Vance having said Trump could be America's Hitler, I have been pushing, in limited ways available to me, for warnings to America about parallels between Hitler and Trump. Be An Alabama Rootstriker* with Rob Shattuck: Similarities and differences between Hitler and Trump (al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com).
Today I particularly take note of the article 25 of the richest donors funneling money to Donald Trump: Elon Musk, Steve Schwarzman, and more, which, for me, calls to mind the history of Nazi Germany and Hitler's maneuvering with German corporate leaders to get them to support him, as led to Hitler ultimately acquiring absolute power in Germany. In the Room Where German Tycoons Agreed to Fund Hitler’s Rise To Power.
I hope professors in the Bucknell history department similarly think warnings should be given to America about Hitler and Trump and will do what they can to purvey the same.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL
