La Raza Cosmica

It has been a beautiful Sunday morning. Now I'm thinking about yesterday's post, The Addams Family.

I actually agree with much of what Vasconcelos wrote about in his essay "La Raza Cosmica." I read his essay in Spanish and in English and I've also studied Theosophy and Rosicrucianism so I feel I'm certain I understand what his message is. And it's surprising to discover how incompetent some of his critics are in attempting to critique his essay. Even many writers presumably in support of his essay misrepresent (or maybe they really don't know) what he wrote about. These are the bigger enemy. They purport to support his essay but intentionally or unintentionally misrepresent what he wrote about. Thereby potentially misleading their readers.

I found this article online: https://latinousa.org/2014/04/25/latinos-cosmic-race/

The writer is wrong  right from the start. That last sentence in the first paragraph says mestizos are a mix of European, African, and Asian and makes absolutely no mention of the Native American. That is completely wrong

Here's what Vasconcelos wrote:

"The lower types of the species will be absorbed by the superior type. In this manner, for example, the black could be redeemed, and step by step, by voluntary extinction, the uglier stocks will give way to the more handsome."
- page 32

"The Indian, by grafting onto the related race, would take the jump of millions of years that separate Atlantis from our times, and in a few decades of aesthetic eugenics, the Black may disappear."
- page 32

"This mission can not be fulfilled either by the peoples of Asia, who are exhausted, or at least, lacking in the necessary boldness for new enterprises."
- Page 38

Excerpts taken from "The Cosmic Race - La Raza Cosmica", Didier T. Jaen

Vasconcelos also wrote that the Indian made a better bridge towards his cosmic race. - Page 26

I posted two comments with my critique of their article and both times my comments were removed. They clearly do not want opposing view points in their comments section.

BTW, this is where I got the idea to name my blog Raza Nueva (New Race).