1/ False positivism is when you pretend things aren’t really so bad when in fact they are. The most positive thing is always to tell the truth, and sometimes that means shedding light on something that’s negative.

2/ There’s a common Holocaust tale about people who would say to their neighbors, “Have you seen Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz and their children recently? No one seems to know where they are!” And the response would be, “Oh let’s not discuss unpleasant things! Let’s just be positive!”

My dear Marianne, that's why they are teaching people self-love. As long as they are not concerned, the world is fine. My neighbors are having problems, not me. That's how the entire world watched millions of Jews perished without saying anything.