I find it interesting that in trying to defend the hard science and engineering people by saying that they don’t really pay that much attention to what goes on in their humanities and social science classes, David Thompson implies that many just go along to get along because it’s easier to mouth back whatever they’re expected to say and to get an “A” in the class than it is to try to actively resist it. But that also indirectly supports the point I was getting at.
My point was that the math, hard science, and engineering types are as susceptible to the leftist propaganda that dominates on campus as anyone else on campus. That certainly helps to explain why I know so many Ivy-educated engineers, computer scientists, and medical professionals who hold what I consider to be rather extreme left-wing views and who are vocal and enthusiastic Obama backers.
