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But there is a very fine line between such arguments for collective action and supercilious paternalism, especially when cultural matters are concerned; are we warning societies about unintended consequences or are we simply disagreeing with individual tastes?
Isn't this paternalism?
The federal government's relationship with local Washington works like this: Paternalism fuels rebellion.
And why does Christopher Lasch's The New Radicalism in America --the classic indictment of the self-interest of the "concerned" classes, which excoriates progressive paternalism from Jane Addams to the Kennedy administration--leave a big hole where Eleanor should be, giving her a free pass?
Granted, paternalism was in the air.