06-13-2016, 10:00 PM
(06-13-2016, 07:26 PM)grampahol Wrote: Showing respect is dependent upon the person being respected or not. Whether anyone likes it or not respect is earned. Nobody automatically deserves respect just for being alive.
Generally speaking I'm very respectful, but there are many people who simply do not deserve to be respected. We can all earn respect and on the same hand we can also lose respect much easier than earn it.
See, I think the idea that respect must be earned is part of the problem with how we interact with each other. We should respect every person from the get go. Respect should be something to be lost, not earned. Just my two cents.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
