No one said they were. White men got to where they are mainly from merit. White men have on average some of the highest IQs in the world. White men built western civilization and almost all modern technology. Take a walk around London, Rome, Paris, New York, Montreal, Hamburg, Sydney, Barcelona, or basically any of the most beautiful cities in the world and guess what, they were all built by white men. Now go take a walk around an African city and see the contrast.