In World Affairs, an article in The New Age by Cosmoi (a pseudonym for Dimitrije Mitrinović), the author proffers a variety of "theories" to substantiate his end-claim, the superiority of the white or Aryan race. Cosmoi starts his argument with stating that "We are, indeed, one of another;" in other words that we, the human race, are all part of a whole and thus have a responsibility for one another. Cosmoi then proceeds to his genealogical assertion that "If Asia stands in general for the Father in humanity, and Africa for the Mother, Europe is indubitably the Son" meaning that the Aryan race is the progeny of Asia and Africa. Interestingly enough, Cosmoi finds it impertinent to assert that the offspring is inherently superior to the progenitors. This reminds me of a story I once heard: There were two men of learning on an airplane with their families, one a professor and the other a rabbi. The professor noticed that the rabbi’s children treated the holy man with respect and deference, especially when compared with his own children. So the professor asked, “Why do you think your children are so well behaved when compared to mine?” The rabbi answered, “Your children believe that they are one-step further away from being an ape, therefore they are born better than you and act accordingly. While my children believe that I am one generation closer to Moses and therefore treat me with the respect afforded that link.
Therefore, it would seem that Cosmoi, looking at the prevalent theory of evolution needed not to include this deduction, that it would seem apparent to his readership. In addition, Cosmoi relies upon the then-scientific evidence to provide additional proof to his white-superiority. This proof was that black men and Asians had different glandular functions. This thought process indicates that if there were indeed a physical difference between races, then superiority based upon these physical differences is not racist, just factual. The flaw in this line of reasoning is that there is no glandular difference between races, just a pigment one, which accounts for nothing besides color of skin.
It would therefore stand that Cosmoi looks to science to validate his false claims of racial superiority. And because of the supposed racial inequality, Cosmoi postures that this superiority requires that the White Aryan race, because of its descent from the Afro-Asiatic peoples (and therefore obligation forming relationship), give assistance to these peoples.
One may suggest that this is a precursor to affirmative action. In today’s political structures, there is a constant reference to minority recipients requiring assistance to advance in our society. What is often not mentioned is that these requirements most often do not take into account the applicant’s background only his/her ethnicity. In other words, given that even if two applicants had identical social, economic, and educational backgrounds, if one were to be black, this “condition” is so debilitating that it requires preference for admittance. I do not see the difference between this obvious racial discrimination and Cosmoi’s. To quote Chief Justice John Roberts, “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.
