> I find this fascinating because I never realized science could be so political. Surely we already know that there was research (whatever its quality or rigor

> I find this fascinating because I never realized science could be so political. Surely we already know that there was research (whatever its quality or rigor) back pre-WWII that was supposed to defend racist theories. And that’s political. So I don’t understand why we would be surprised that there was a (political) backlash once millions ended up dying in part because of that kind of research.