Daniel Quinn’s theories on culture and civilization part 2

The following table shows the basic differences in behavior between Takers (agriculturists) and Leavers (Tribal/Primitive societies) as described in Daniel Quinn’s book ‘My Ishmael’.

Takers (Agriculturists)	Leavers(Tribal Societies)
Believe only their way is right	Don't believe only their way is right - it's right for them
The world would be better if people were better	You don't need to improve people to make their system work.
Can't develop a lifestyle that works (sustainable and inherited)	Lived in a working lifestyle for 100's of thousands of years
Everything is based on utopian ideals (government, school etc. assumes a type of person which is evolved)	Based on human nature and tradition with years of evolution of their particular tribal law.
Force others to follow their way - believe their way is best	Believe their way is best for them, others can live their own way
Annihilate others in war	Fight to show their metal and be unpredictable - not to annihilate
Get products and give products	Get support and give support
Specialization; smaller and smaller family units till the breakup of nuclear family is complete	Complete cradle to grave support
Laws prohibiting stuff - people know laws will be broken and this divided society into law breakers and upright citizens	No laws prohibiting as it doesn't take into account that humans will break laws - so the laws are to minimize the effects of damage to society
Tribal security exchanged for money - a kind of substitute for the sense of tribal community that our species evolved with for 10,000s of thousands of years.