The History Of Biocontrol

In the original colony on Unan Besar, Biocontrol was one arm of government;
there was dissatisfaction with government policies and corruption;
the well-intentioned Biocontrol staff demanded reforms;
attacking Biocontrol could damage the antitoxin vats;
the population pressured the government to end its siege of Biocontrol and to grant the reforms;
Biocontrol became the government;
two hundred years ago, Biocontrol employed administrators who started to give orders independently, making Biocontrol a figurehead;
when one Biocontrol man, Weda Tawar, went on watch, he threatened to destroy the vats unless the administrators surrendered to him;
meanwhile, his fellow conspirators had seized and now threatened to destroy the few spaceships;
the administrators capitulated;
Biocontrol retained control and became an oligarchy;
there are statues of Weda Tawar all over Unan Besar;
every novice is trained and sworn to destroy the vats if Biocontrol power is threatened.

Flandry observes that the well-intentioned Biocontrol staff were scientists and probably also Psychotechnocrats wanting a rationalized civilization. However, scientists seek to understand phenomena. Scientists of society seek to understand society and therefore should realize that people do not fit into any "'...perfect scheme...'" (p. 40) (See here.) On the other hand, different societies use science in different ways, even to rationalize racism, e.g., the question whether blue-eyed or red-haired people are more intelligent would only be asked in a society where members of those groups had already gained some social advantage probably not thanks to their greater intelligence!