I'm going to give this guy the benefits of a doubt. He sounds more misguided and brainwashed wrapped into a heavy dose of tribalism.
I watched a bunch of YouTube videos of a psychiatrist talking about Trumpism and how to undue the brainwashing. I'm going to continue to hang out with him to see if I can wake him up.
This guy has a master in mechanical engineering and is self teaching himself Rust l. Dude isn't dumb. Just misguided and brainwashed.