[BobaFloutist]

Culture is not innate, so it's pretty obvious that he was referring to race.

[hyperold]

Innate in this context may just well refer to the fact that he strongly believes that values rated pretty high in the west like democracy are inherently good and they should be promoted to the rest of the world. Note that I don't personally agree with that, I strongly think everyone should be minding their own business. Truly superior ways are copied and emulated sooner or later anyway.

[pseudalopex]

He meant the west is superior in applying organized violence evidently.[1]

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42937959

[JumpCrisscross]

> Culture is not innate

This is true. I've seen folks--even smart ones--mis-use innate to mean fundamental.