There is no better example to paternalism then Israel's "special relationaship" with the USA. And what example do you have of President Putin's "paternalism"? Healthy relationship of any country with any country includes independet ecconomy. Whatever Russia or the USSR did to Jews is not relevant to today's relationship with it. I look towards Serbia and Russia with hope. And I believe the nation of Israel (including all lost tribes) will be ready for God's redemption, please God, when Israel has better relationship with these countries. The constitution of different countries depend-to some extent, and I think it depends to a large extent-on historic consequences. And a country, thriving from basically-to one degree or another-innihilating its natives, having a constitution of giving democratic rights (and this is questionable in in the US too, as far as "politically incorrect" journalists, WW2 airmen who were rescued by General Mihailovic' and others are concerned) to its own citizens, while looking downwards at countries who face grater dangers, worse enemies and more serious threats, is not something grate or noble