You are so right on many points and there are numerous reasons why different societies were leaning to one form or government or another throughout history but here and now in 21th century with all sorts of ideas circling the globe freely it is all about money.
A society of individuals capable to make average $20,000 annual income are generally interested in freedoms.
Those are too lazy and stupid to be there, aren’t. I came to such a conclusion observing situation in Latin America and Eastern Europe. Do some research and you would agree.
For that very reason it is useless to force democracy on 3rd world savages and Ukraine is doomed to circle a bowl between anarchy and tyranny for decades to come.
In a more general, broad sense, I'd agree with the thought you are expressing. I would amend it to say "A society of individuals capable and willing to make a living wage are generally interested in freedoms.
And with that thought in mind, I would submit that the failure to stop the invasion of the US and benefits that enable idleness are rapidly turning the US into a country generally not interested in freedoms
Perhaps I should have qualified statements like “Russia will always be authoritarian” or “Muslim societies will always have theocratic tendencies” to “will always be ... within our lifetimes.” But I think we’re on the same page on the general point.