**This is as true today as it has been historically** There is no such thing as an 'unbiased' person - everyone has bias or prejudices in some ways, but we must learn to interrogate and eliminate their ability to impact us. However, science is often lauded for its apolitical objectivity. Yet when scientists are human, this just allows for their own xenophobia to persist under the guise of progress. - [Scientific racism](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/disturbing-resilience-scientific-racism-180972243/) has been used by many fascistic leaders in order to persecute marginalised groups, such as the Nazis' treatment of Jews and white Americans' treatment of Black people - [Social Darwinism](https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/social-darwinism#:~:text=Social%20Darwinism%20is%20a%20loose,%2C%20social%2C%20or%20economic%20views.) has been used to justify classism and xenophobia - Science is commonly [misused and misinterpreted](https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/ideology-racism-misusing-science-justify-racial-discrimination) in order to justify discrimination - The arguments of extremist groups seem less radical when allied with falsified or misrepresented science, and so are more likely to be [coopted by politicians](https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/3/28/15078400/scientific-racism-murray-alt-right-black-muslim-culture-trump)