That's not really what I meant by that. Western civilization is unique in that it's literally the only one to have gone through social revolutions related to liberty, human rights, etc. and actually maintained it. This is something that started centuries ago and truly began during European colonization of the new world, the enlightenment period and the American revolution, etc. The west went through authoritarianism, in the form of feudalism and monarchies, and over time replaced them. What we take for granted in the west are things that are virtually unheard of throughout the rest of the world and it's history.
Some places have attempted this but failed in their endeavor. The Russian revolution is a good example of this. The Russian empire was an authoritarian monarchy that had never been challenged and the general population was still living in serfdom well past what we saw in west, we are talking up until WW1. They eventually toppled the czars but ended up replacing it with just another authoritarian government that kept them in more or less the same position, with that power being the communist party. Then the Soviet Union collapses about 30 years ago and then replaces it with a pseudo dictatorship.
Another great example is China. Literally the same thing where they are dominated by authoritarian governments, then foreign powers (mongols, Europeans, etc.). Then they have a brief period of self rule in the early 20th century before being invaded and broadly occupied by Japan. After the defeat of Japan in WW2, the communist party takes over and has been for close to 80 years now.
The middle east and North Africa is another example we can use. Dominated by the Ottoman empire and later European powers. Then after WW2 when colonialism ends these countries are ruled by dictatorships.
You can go through literally every non western society and this is the repetitive trend.
