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Presidential candidate Sen. Sanders, People of color, and his 'Paternalistic' appeal. 

       Normally, one would expect any culture to hold certain beliefs or understandings as settled, but the increasing factionalism, or polorization in our politics insist I preface my 'argument' with the clearly defined and precise ter m:      Paternalism; Def.:  n.                    1."feeling of a father for his children," 1851;"government as by a father over his children,"  1866,            2. [  ] "... governing [   ] in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children.            [  a. The underlieing rational being the myth of racial or cultural  superiority whose object is to benefit the inferior class by rule/law or by absorbtion;      b.  Usually associated with autocratic rule. ]          The question of whether Sen. Sander's appeal to 'People of Color' is paternalistic is the object of the argument.         'Paternalism' disparages most social programs today, but the fou