Capitalism is criticized by the idea of the noble savage.  Many think it’s a biological phenomenon that humans cooperate or some sort of mystic harmony.  Families cohabiting are not the result of an instinct.  It’s the result of thinking, planning, and acting.  Animals don’t cooperate outside of their own group.  Only humans cooperate and live in families.  This is the result of rational deliberation.

Even relatively recently, human societies were characterized by a mutual dislike for one another.  It was ideas that gave man a sense of belonging and allowed for cooperation.  There is no instinct to truck and barter, as Adam Smith thought.  There is a dislike that continues to this day, but less so than previous generations.  It’s impossible that people will love—or even like—everyone, but that doesn’t invalidate cooperation.

Cooperation is what distinguishes man from the animals.  Yes, there are animal societies, but they don’t cooperate outside of that society.  For instance, bees and ants, they may work together, but don’t work with other bees and ants outside of that community.  Infanticide and the father leaving are not uncommon in the animal community.  The human father staying is what’s unique.

Human cooperation is radically different from other animal societies.  It’s by no means that its natural that the father and mother live together in a family.  Likewise, there is no natural hatred among the races.  Rather than respecting private property, hatred arises from adherence to an ideology.  As Nietzsche pointed out, “Associate with no man who takes part in the malicious race-swindle.”

The primitive man was far more savage than today.  There never was a noble savage.  The hatred among groups is by no means natural.  There’s a rigid adherence to ideologies that push this nonsense.  There’s a natural attraction among groups, but not an instinct to cooperate.  This is purely the result of reason.  Man cooperates because he wants to live at a higher standard of living.  Rather than rigid adherence to evil ideas, adjust yourself to private property.

Reference

Ludwig von Mises; Human Action