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I respect everyone I meet, until they prove otherwise.
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One must earn respect.If One is respected without any reason It must be because of fear.Respect must come from heart.
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Answerbag respects you by giving you 25 points off the bat for joining. More respect can be gained and on the flip side it can be lost. We are a neutral slate that receives positive and negative points based upon our actions. We are a cummulation of our actions and experiences on the planet.
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Depends on how you define "respect" - I use the word to describe different concepts in different contexts. Respect as in "courtesy" - by default; can be squandered. Respect as in "high esteem" - not by default; may be earned, can also be squandered.
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When I was growing up I was taught to be polite to everyone, use the manners that I have learned, and to respect people, even if I didn't know them. So, by virtue of Social grace, respect should be given, though unearned. Respect earned leads to admiration.
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Some people just demand respect. Not because of what they do but because of who they are. They just have a presence that you can’t help but respect. Other people have to earn it don’t know why they just do. I think you should always respect people and if they act in a way that is disrespectful, at lease you gave them a chance.
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Well I have always beaed it on this: every one is entitled to a basic respect. When you meet someone and develop some kind of relationship the level of respect can go up or down based on experience with that person. Some people automatically get a little more basic respect than others because of their position in the community, ie, police, firemen, paramedics, doctors, business owners, teachers, people who have demonstrated by their actions and work that they may have earned a little more respect than basic. Some people you meet you find that you respect levels goes down for them and other it goes up. I find the more you ge to know someone the more respect you give them... That is my experience and my opinion.
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i think that everyone has the right to be respected. but sometimes people lose that respect by their actions, and when that happens... they need to earn that respect back.
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Of course, but little punks try to demand it with a gun
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Doesn't seem to be that way for our elected leaders.We are forced to smile at them.
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False. Respect should be given to all people & creatures, but it's up to them to keep my respect.
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it is true if you respect me then in return i will respect you.
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False, sorta. There is a baseline level of respect that concience require us to have for everyone. People can earn more respect or forfeit their respectability
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True. I had to work two jobs before I earned the respect of credit card companies.
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False ... respect SHOULD be earned, but some people give it too freely and some people try to take it by force ...
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I give respect until it is lost. I like the give people a chance ahead of time.
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In many cases, I think that's true. I tend to look at respect as a two-way street that starts and can eventually come to some kind of an end. I also can't help but make the obvious distinction between the words 'politeness' and 'respect'. Most generally, I will be polite to everyone that I meet and try to show everyone the same level of politeness and empathy. However, while I can be polite when necessary, I frequently find that I cannot automatically extend my respect to someone that I do not know or have never even heard of. After that first initial encounter, if the relationship is to continue, it is up to everyone involved in the relationship to act politely, amiably and positively in order to help broaden or develop the relationship and thereby earn, renew or increase any respect they might deserve.
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A bit of both. Respect ( Or good manners) should be the start of the interaction. But a greater respect can manifest itself as time goes on.
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True. But everyone is owed civility.
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False. Respect should be given to all. But, it can be un-earned very easily.
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false --> i respect till it is lost +5 (i give the benefit)
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False. Respect cannot be earned, bought, extorted or stolen. Respect is something which is given in response to being respectable, you can ask someone to respect you, you can tell them to, you can threaten them, but you cannot force it, nor can you earn it. Many people are respectable and yet disrespected. It will be given freely when it is given, that is the prerogative of the one who gives it.
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true
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giving respect is a by-product of receiving it .. and receiving it is a by-product of giving it. ;-)
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Not for me. Respect is a given. Everyone in this world is deserving of my love and respect until/unless they prove otherwise.
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True, I don't respect people unless they have earned it. :/
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Hard to say without a solid definition of 'respect'. Do bullies 'earn' respect? Do Presidents or judges? Cops?
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Munchkin, I love you. I'm sorry, I was just making an example of your questions. No harm intended.
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Munchkin, I'm sorry, please don't leave, I really am sorry.
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True, its just a shame alot of parents seem to fail to teach that to their children
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Absolutely true, never trust anyone.
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Not in MY "biological" family! It was flat-out DEMANDED!
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