I have said all of this before, but here is a spin on this theme by Jeff Sanders, blogging at P J Media.com, which is the most concise summary I have come across in, well, the last 30 minutes:
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/five-reasons-why-western-civilization-is-good/
“Some cultures are superior to others. Would you rather live in a civilization that takes care of widows or burns them to death? Would you rather live in a culture that believes women are equal to men, or in a society that believes females are intrinsically inferior and can be bought, sold, and have horrible procedures inflicted on them (female genital mutilation)? Some cultures have a framework of just laws with the presumption of innocence for the accused and the basic right to a trial by a jury of peers. Other cultures like Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, North Korea, and Iran have barbaric judicial systems and often just make up the rules as they go along, in order to further the agenda of the regime.
