Are Western civilizations utopias today?
No, Western civilizations are not utopias today. Although they enjoy a semblance of human rights since the Magna Charta and are blessed as nations, many people still live downtrodden, groveling in poverty with none of this world's goods. So they fall short of utopia.
Les explains that throughout human history, unless a person lived among the very elite ruling class, life was just existence under abject poverty, slavery, and oppression. It was not until the Magna Charta came out of England in about the 14th century that some human rights were delineated; before that, there was no such thing as human rights. Since then, Western civilizations have had at least a semblance of human rights. But even among them, many people are still living in a downtrodden state. Les concludes, "We're not in any utopia." He acknowledges the nation is certainly blessed, but points out that many are still groveling in poverty and have none of this world's goods.
Does Les think Western civilization has become a utopia?
No, Western civilization has not become a utopia. Despite having a semblance of human rights since the Magna Charta, many people still live downtrodden, in poverty, and without this world's goods. The nation is blessed, but it is not a utopia.
Are people in Western civilizations living in a utopia today?
No, people in Western civilizations are not living in a utopia. Although Western civilizations have enjoyed a semblance of human rights since the Magna Charta, many still live in a downtrodden state, groveling in poverty and lacking this world's goods.