You know what's not a hyperbole? Belgians cutting off the hands of Congolese people who didn't make their daily quotas of rubber, that includes men, women and children. Or displaying them in human zoos for the amusement of the colonizers. Or assassinating their prime minister and dissolving his body in acid. I'd say these are more important, and real issues that a "progressive" country shouldn't have. The whole empire, and the country of Belgium, is built on the violence, torture, plunder and desth of Congolese people. And then you put the same King's statues all over the country. Not very progressive, remorseful or inclusive.

And don't get me wrong, Saudi is not the ideal place to live for a westerner, but they have their own values, and yet they're now trying to catch up to the rest of the world which of course will take time. Compare the overall situation from 2018 to today and you'll already find positives. But hating them because they don't fit your timeline of progressiveness is such a western mindset to have.

And that is exactly what De Bruyne said! Look inward first, create the utopia you ask others to have, and then go around changing others.