Irony is, those in need of deprogramming the most are the ones into programming. How is it even possible that people that are supposed to be so intelligent/logical/rational are actually this gullible to state’s propaganda that they believe it without a shred of doubt.
The same way being a mechanical engineer relates to political leaning, I’d assume.
I don’t think it does. It also doesn’t mean they are not intelligent. It just means they spent a long time studying their trade, which is commendable.
But if you want to understand politics, you need to do like the rest of us and study politics. You can’t look at a bucket and then say you understand the river.