I'm a computer geek with a degree in computer science (not programming), and a background in nuclear engineering and physics. Where I went to school, you had to commit to 24 hours of college mathematics to get a degree in Computer Science, so branching out wasn't hard... mathematics provides the universal language.
Having hung around the government more than the average individual, I advocate for this bumper sticker: "I love my country, but I fear my government!"
That fear is a healthy thing, keeps me on my toes... and at the moment I want the government to fear it's people... there's been way to much complacency.
The long time, entrenched bigots, who deem themselves our leaders, with their bloated egos, need to have those egos deflated, and they need to remember that they were placed where they were to serve the people who elected them, not the other way around.
That's my take on the situation... if you don't like it, you can't have any.
