Essay On Mexican Positivism

It has been far too long since we last spoke and I confess to missing the lack of your counsel. I also confess to the personal pride as well as the national pride which we now exhibit as Mexican positivism. It is indeed great as on this day we celebrate another of our great leader’s birthdays. As I think back, 1876 seems like it could not have been so long ago, yet the changes are so many that surely it has taken decades to come this far. When I think of the liberalism that had plagued this country for so long, I wonder how we ever survived under the ignorance that had fostered so many government failings before the time of Diaz. Surely it was the adoption of positivism that saved this great nation. To advocate for science above civil rights has certainly restored order and advancement within the nation. No longer are we subjected to the misconception that the individual should carry a place of importance within the destiny of a country. How we could have allowed this discontent and anarchy to flourish before order is still unfathomable to me. To this day, I am thankful for the great work of La Lebertad and for the stories they published supporting Diaz and the authoritarian government needed to right the wrongs of centuries. It is indeed encouraging to be able to say that the economic stagnation …show more content…
It is as I have always said my dear Alonso, the indigenous heritage of our country simply does not have the ability to think or succeed in today’s complex world. The Indians are simply not capable of making choices and we are far better off as a country since seizing their land and placing it with individuals who can make productive use of it as a resource. It was a fine choice for the country and a nice profit to those of us who knew how to use it