It is true that through constant warfare the Europeans perfected the art of war during the 1500s and early 1600s and that expertise allowed Europeans to dominate most of the world for several centuries. Not unlike the Mongols did for a period of time, when the world simply had no response to their martial prowess. That domination led to the enrichment of Europe and that wealth helped to fund research that helped to maintain their technological advantage, but those advantages are superficial, and the world is catching up or in some cases surpassing Europe.
On a more positive note, in my opinion, the greatest gift of western civilization to the world was Martin Luthor's belief in a God who valued us as individuals. This belief led to the concept of unalienable "human rights", which gave rise to movements as varied as the abolitionist movement, gay rights, and feminism.
America is a nation of immigrants. We are the great experiment grounded in the belief that our values can transcend skin color, culture, traditions, and even religion (I am not referring to the belief in God, but rather some of the dehumanizing beliefs held by some religions).
The idea that all humans are created equal with unalienable rights bestowed to us by God led to the expanded belief that each person has civil rights that transcend the will of the majority to impose itself on others. And just as importantly, American's belief in the ability to peacefully integrate different races, religions, cultures, ethnicities, and other human behaviors under a shared value system was "cutting edge" ideology that remains true to today. Inegration stands in stark contrast to the separatism being preached under the guise of various ideologies not the least of which is race based politics and progressive liberalism/wokeism.
Skin color is just a biological adaptation that once served a purpose. It is not something to "protect" or value, simply something that is and someday it will be something that "was".
"White" people are the product of their historical environment and diet. The transition to grains from hunting left Europeans deficient of Vitamin D (the two primary sources of vitamin D are eating animals or making our own through sunlight). White skinned humans produce 10 times as much Vitamin D in the same period of time as dark-skinned humans, but that "trait" also exposes white-skinned people to far greater risk of developing skin cancer. So, for centuries skin color was largely tied to where in the world a given ethnic group resided.
Modern technology has made skin color adaptations obsolete and as such overtime they will likely disappear. So rather than discriminate against one another based on skin color, we should view it as nothing more than a "marker" with respect to where one's ancestors evolved and instead focus on the "core" values that will define us as a "new" people.
