I think this is a good story on what the west offers compared to other parts of the world.
I think sports more than anything shows the value of equality of opportunity, more so than any other arena, only because in sports, it's easier to see and judge talent and these athletes live in the public sphere.
In academia or business etc, as these environments are usually private, talent etc aren't so visible publicly and so there's a higher potential for cries of discrimination in the form of limited opportunities.
In any case, I've come across a story that to me just shows what the west offers compared to others which is overlooked by SJWs etc.
So there's this kid, Canadians might know him, he's a football player called Alphonso Davies. He was born in a refugee camp in Ghana to Liberian parents. He spent the first 5 years of his life in this refugee camp before his parents went to Canada. His parents openly admit they went to Canada in search of a better opportunity for their family's future.
Anyways, they land in a new place and they get to work settling in. Alphonso starts to play football and this is where he finds himself, he makes friends and most importantly, he picks up a mentor. This Canadian coach takes it upon himself to help him e.g. drive him to and from practise, give his parents advise etc. He essentially becomes a mentor, a friend, a coach and to some extent a family member to this young fledgling talent. He's now his manager btw!
It becomes apparent quite quickly that Alphonso has talent, which coupled with his good attitude, respect for elders, being a good listener and knowing where he came from and the value of opportunities he now has, he doubled down on his efforts.
A professional Canadian club comes calling and picks him up at around 14 but he has to move to Vancouver which means he'd have to leave home. His parents initially refuse but Alphonso and his mentor convince them otherwise and off he goes to join the junior team of this club. 1 year later he debuts for the senior team and goes to establish himself as a key player. At 17 he gains Canadian citizenship and is added to the national team on that very same day.
Then his big break comes, last year his parents are approached and told that a big European club wants to sign their son.
Bayern Munich all the way from Germany come pick him up for a record transfer fee in Canada, splashing 10 million on a now 18 year old Alphonso.
This guy rocks up to Munich, fresh faced and surrounded by truly world class players. In Munich, they tell him they want him to train to play a different position than what he's used to... They want him to play left back as opposed to left wing. Guy has a good attitude (his strongest quality next to his talent) and adapts... Mind you in that position for Munich, they already have the best left back in the world (David Alaba) and also they bought a French world cup winning left back for 80 million euros no less! (Lucas Hernandez) So really, it wasn't realistic to expect him to become a regular member of the first team squad (he's only 18 after all!).
Anyways, he impresses in training and gets a few cameo appearances where he continues to impress. Soon Lucas Hernandez gets injured and Bayern are put in a position where they have to experiment with the backline. They push Alaba to centre back and trust Alphonso with left back.
That was it, end of story - this guy has now gone to become a key member of the squad and is expected to become the best in his position in the world if he continues the way he has thus far - btw, he's now only 19!!!
I mean cmon, where else in the world would such a story happen other than the west?
Here is a little documentary on his story:
Here is a highlight reel
And the guy obviously being young and from growing in Canada is a bit of a goofball (good attitude though), has confidence to burn and likes to entertain via social media in his spare time... I like this one, 18 year old, just signed for Munich doing a blog on one of his days out and about...
Obviously this is an extraordinary story, an exception rather than the rule but I think such stories wouldn't happen if racism was as they say it is.