The medical industry, especially when juxtaposed with the technology and pharmaceutical industries, seems to be shrouded in an aura of paternalistic condescension.
What does PC stand for?
PC stands for Paternalistic Condescension (alternative for Politically Correct)
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Samples in periodicals archive:
The American soldiers, when they appear, are largely indistinguishable from one another, and speak in short, terse sentences--offered the unprecedented opportunity to photograph Hirohito in his garden, they regard him with paternalistic condescension.
Such voter alienation hasn't been helped by the paternalistic condescension from today's leading politicians.