Sure but he's not wrong on a global scale. Despite the high wealth inequality in the USA and many places abroad (many much less friendly to democracy in any form even our semi-hijacked, obstructed, weaker than it needs be in many areas, and stronger than it need be in many others seemingly oligarchich in many ways form) poverty is down, hunger is down, death in violent manners is down, and wars have been less prevalent and less region and globe encompassing than most periods of human history.

There's plenty of people and regions hurting, but he's not wrong.