This came out of a conversation with a spiritual Sister on a social media site. She was unhappy with so much negativity in the political realm, and thought that negative comments by good people made them hypocrites for not showing more positivity and tolerance toward fascists. What follows is why it’s not hypocritical for spiritual people to have a negative attitude toward fascism. As the conversation ranged across a wide variety of things, this has been edited for readability. It’s why sometimes it jumps a bit.

This came out of a conversation with a spiritual Sister on a social media site. She was unhappy with so much negativity in the political realm, and thought that negative comments by good people made them hypocrites for not showing more positivity and tolerance toward fascists. What follows is why it’s not hypocritical for spiritual people to have a negative attitude toward fascism. As the conversation ranged across a wide variety of things, this has been edited for readability. It’s why sometimes it jumps a bit.