Yes as a safety measure, but his point is some will always need it more than others. Historically we've seen where many places in the west had draconian rules that went away over time because some peoples don't need it - but then we forgot why we ever had those rules in the first place, and act like everyone else on the planet is the same. The west in its own cultural success failed to recognize its superiority.
It's the "strong men create good times" cycle. Strong norms create times in which people start to believe that those strong norms aren't actually necessary.
Yes as a safety measure, but his point is some will always need it more than others. Historically we've seen where many places in the west had draconian rules that went away over time because some peoples don't need it - but then we forgot why we ever had those rules in the first place, and act like everyone else on the planet is the same. The west in its own cultural success failed to recognize its superiority.
Christianity changed the genetic destiny of Europeans, but our failure to recognize that is fatal to our efforts in other countries.
It's the "strong men create good times" cycle. Strong norms create times in which people start to believe that those strong norms aren't actually necessary.