Leaver or taker that is the question
... He basically believes that Takers are selfish people, and “One of the most striking features of the Taker culture is it’s passionate and unwavering dependence on prophets” (Quinn, 85). ... The myth of the Taker civilization has three stages—beginning, middle and end. ... Ishmael views all people living in today’s world as a Taker. Over the years, all of us have adapted to the Taker civilization, Ishmael believes. ... The Taker vision “our vision” is out of balance. ... before any sign of the Taker civilization. ... Ishmael believed that the Leavers were a strong willed culture that set out with the right mindset, but were unfortunately taken over by the Taker civilization in 8,000 B. ... As Ishmael frankly puts it, “Leaver culture is an accumulation of knowledge that reaches back in an unbroken chain to the beginning of human life.