Being a software engineer doesn't preclude one from also being a fascist, or a totalitarian, or a nationalist, or a racist. There are no doubt people out there, software engineers just like you and me, who are nevertheless proud of what they've done to the world in these kinds of actions.

Certain types of software engineering attract these kinds of mindsets, in fact. Totalitarian-authoritarianism is a big problem in the technology world; its subtle effects all too easy to ignore, subjectively, when the mindset starts to take hold ..