but often the US centric (and this is on a global) mindset is that we're somehow the only ones with social problems. In reality we're one of the few places where our social issues are called out and fought against and there's ongoing change.
You're right on this. But I want to specify that a cause of those perceptions is that many US citizens either are ignorant with, or being underfed with situation abroad, while believing otherwise.
Ironically, from outsider POV, the best way to have US (and the west) attention at societal problems in a developing country is to be opposition to US.
I bet people here know, superficially of course, more about Iran patriarchy than Japan's or South Korea's. More on oppression of free speech in China than SEA. And more of religion conflict in middle east than in south Asia. Even superficial knowledge might be better than no awareness, in this case.
But that is all I wish to say about geopolitics here, thank for reading my rant.
