The English have much less patience for over bearing paternalist bureaucracies than the rest of the British. (nextleft.org)
is not merely a thematic successor of the two earlier entrants in Wright's trilogy but their culmination, one that entwines the paranormal and paternalist strands of its forbears. (theatlantic.com)
In terms of correcting wrongs in the world, they do not ask for an engagement with mass politics, but merely dipping your hand in your pocket when you feel sufficiently guilty — a deeply paternalist view of the world's problems. (climate-resistance.org)