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Originally Posted by Suave
Phage: Were it the case that everyone adhered to the tenets of society, then you might be correct. However, there is significant intra-societal deviation within society by its citizens, and inter-societal deviation between societies in the real world. Besides, even with globalisation, we must realise that there are certain levels of isolation, within and between societies. In order for a full integration to be possible (though I doubt one would be), complete teaching of all individuals and consistent contact between them would be required.
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First, if the inter-societal deviation was strong enough (like with other tribes) to merit conflict then I am sure that such actions would be delt with when discovered. While there might be individuals that behaved differently anything "over the line" would have consequences.
Of course not every society will have regular contact with each other. However, unless we are to assume that humans sprung up fully formed from the ground every society had contact with at least one other before they broke away. I am just saying that foundational beliefs tend to preserve themselves even in an isolated society over time. After all a society is made up of individuals which tend to police themselves.
I don't mean to prove anything here, just to point out that it is likely that clothing, social rankings, and other things are probably much easier to change than certain major moral foundations. Don't be too quick to infer universal constants from something that is probably simply preserved from earlier contact.