“They have a long way to go.”
True, but they also come a long way since the prince took over from his father.
And with him having absolute power he can move things much faster and he’s doing that both culturally and infrastructure. Women are getting more freedoms under him and he’s building modern cities. Basically, he’s going the way of the emirates - Dubai Qatar, etc.
It became clear that he's on the right track since he strung up that terror-supporting billionaire and bumped off that terror-supporting Khashoggi.