Posted: Jan 12, 2012 2:07 pm
The_Metatron wrote:JoeB wrote:les5f wrote:You do not get respect just for existing you have to earn it.
I disagree. In my opinion respect (and being treated respectfully) is something you should get by default, not something to be earned (in whatever way that might happen?).
It just seems weird to me that it's somehow ok not to treat someone respectfully, we're all humans after all.
A curious outlook.
In another life, while I was active duty military, I was compelled to respect the rank of my superior officers. Whether I respected the man wearing that rank was entirely dependent on the man. It was not automatic.
Well when someone's being a prick I wouldn't really find him/her particularly worthy of respect, so it can drop.