Let us say then that the question is worth asking. According to my summary, this view sees the evolutionary thrust of history as towards increasing socialisation and integration, and those trends which we associate with the Enlightenment, Liberalism, Westernism, etc., as a turning-aside from this great plan. Now I'll stand the straw-man on his head, beginning with the concept of evolution. Suppose that evolution is marked not by increasing integration, but by increasing individuation. Grains of sand exist individually, but they are only individuated numerically.
Amoebas are more or less the same.
Because they are much more strongly individuated they can also have a kind of unity, and can work collectively. Equally, they can have disunity, conflict, can dominate or be excluded from the group. Amoebas do not form societies. We can see an evolutionary trend towards individuation, and we see that individuation and social cohesion do not appear to be in conflict, or even to be balancing forces. Social structures arise from individuation, and are dependent on individuation.