Perhaps Tribal Initiation served a purpose. When we denigrated it as a primitive practice, not relevant to the modern western world we should have made allowances for the vacuum its removal left behind.
This xmas we are off to spear a kangaroo with stone-tipped spears, and we will roast him over a slow campfire. Our christmas will be good if the hunt is successful, but not so good for the roo. ...
However it is not all one-sided, roos are very difficult to drop without a rifle.
cool bananas ... greg