As banal as saying "Mathematics has always been political". It's paradigmatic, the politics may surround or be an ulterior motive but "following the scientific method" (literally, doing science) is not doing politics. And notwithstanding that everyone has a bias, scientists ought to uphold the pursuit of truth above all, not jeopardize and cheapen that on the conceit that misconduct is virtuous if it's for the "right side".
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As banal as saying "Mathematics has always been political". It's paradigmatic, the politics may surround or be an ulterior motive but "following the scientific method" (literally, doing science) is not doing politics. And notwithstanding that everyone has a bias, scientists ought to uphold the pursuit of truth above all, not jeopardize and cheapen that on the conceit that misconduct is virtuous if it's for the "right side".