Although I agree with the overall point you make, I do struggle with the first line i.e. that need for protection correlates with size? I think actually that the smaller a community, with the individual being the smallest case, the more protection it needs from bigger groups or these days those claiming to represent the group by a faked mandate. In an ideal world there needs to be global protection for the individual instead of groups delegating the power to fight other groups over differences which are usually exaggerated by those in power - power needs trouble to survive at the expense of the community - because a community is in reality a collection of individuals whose community status tends to be imposed by those seeking power over others in the first place.
