Respect.

[Vault101]

You guys have a lot of valid points, but I just don't see it.

I guess here in Australia with all the Blinky-Bill and the Wiggles and what-not, we're taught by the media to just hand out our respect to everyone. Because in this country, almost everyone is a very nice person, but still hardy and respectful. Well, in the countryside at least.

I certainly DO NOT respect certian AFL players (I actually dont care about AFL though) But I dont belive sports people are "heros" and any more deserving of my respect than anyone else

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

In this part of the world, there is an dated philosophy ingrained in the fabric of our society which dictates that you must respect your elders.

Hence.....I'm an outsider to my own society .

OT: I don't really know what makes me respect people. The only people I really "respect" are my father, a few old teachers and a friend of mine called Wali, all for VASTLY different reasons...

So, yeah, I guess I don't really have any specific criteria.

 

[SinisterGehe]

I respect those who's logic is not shaded by opinions, religion, politics or stupidity. I respect people who use logic as the way of life. That is why I do not respect almost anyone.

 

[thylasos]

I tend to think of respect as "not acting like a sanctimonious arrogant twat", and by that definition I respect practically everyone.

 

[Wintermoot]

a person that holds honor high (stuff like never shooting somebody in the back or fighting your own fights)

 

[TheMinz]

The problem with someone saying "They have to earn my respect" is that you have to watch them to the 'respectful' things. However, if you in the military and you see an officer, you don't question whether they have earned your respect, you give them respect because even if you didn't see them graduate their officer training, they have done it and have achieved a position worthy of respect. So yes, they earn the respect, but even if you have only known them for 5 seconds, they still receive the respect they would have earned had you watched them complete years of training.

 

[jhlip]

I respect those that respect me. Simple as that.

You can be a teacher, my parent, someone elses parent, the president of the united states.

Dosen't mean i'll respect someone because there older or have a "Mr" in there name.

I completely agree with that. I have gotten trouble for this when I was younger, but I didn't care because I will not be talked down to just because you have a few years on me.

 

[The Gnome King]

You don't respect the President? What about your principle or dean?

Personally, I think the "they need to earn it, *****" approach to respect is absolutely stupid. If Gordon Freeman himself approached you, holding in his hand a crowbar dripping with headcrab blood, you would respect THE SHIT out of him. And don't claim otherwise.

I think you're confusing "respect" with "fear" - or maybe "common sense"

To answer the original poster, people have to earn my respect. I don't grant it easily. I have... issues... with authority.

 

[Still Life]

I don't give respect to people due to their class or their position. They need to earn it.

You do realise that works both ways, right?

Good luck trying to attain upward social mobility, friend.

 

[Fenrir Strife]

Everyone gets a baseline. No respect, no disrespect.

After that, your actions define the respect I give you. This includes such past actions as I am aware of. As such, a president, of any country, is afforded a little more respect, unlesss their actions while in term cause me to believe otherwise.

 

[Will of One]

I try to live by the principle that people deserve respect until they prove otherwise. Of course I will respect some people more than others, but it seems to work.

 

[Grimbold]

I respect people who are more intelligent or skilled or visibly stronger and more intimidating than me.
Wealth and power do not earn my respect. When I was a child I poked out my tongue at the mayor. And the black guy of the three wise men. And at tourists. I guess I was a natural racist back then.

 

[Arrogancy]

This question is a little too vaguely worded. "Respect" in a general context can be applied to just about everyone. I give most people a fair modicum of respect, but there are people I respect far more for different reasons. To get basic respect from me you don't need to do anything, other than not be a total ass, but you need to earn more of my respect from there.

 

[KingofallCosmos]

I do hate it when people are using the word respect in the opposite way, like when they call you buddy and start shouting the word in your face. Seems to me a lot of people demand respect instead of giving it. Like when you take right of way instead of getting it, like you're supposed to.

 

[Lucifron]

What makes you respect someone? That's the question. Simple as that.

Personally, they need to earn it. I don't give respect to people due to their class or their position. They need to earn it.

This.

As for this:

You don't respect the President? What about your principle or dean?

Personally, I think the "they need to earn it, *****" approach to respect is absolutely stupid. If Gordon Freeman himself approached you, holding in his hand a crowbar dripping with headcrab blood, you would respect THE SHIT out of him. And don't claim otherwise.

1. Respect =! Politeness[footnote]As per definition #3 on this [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/respect] page. Definition #4 overlaps with politeness, but I don't believe it to be the kind of respect we are discussing here.[/footnote]

2. You could perhaps go as far as to say that the person who has been given the responsibility to command of the most powerful nation on Earth by said nation's citizens or someone who has kicked the ass of an interdimensional empire may have earned a shred of respect.

 

[Brainpalm]

I respect those who deserve it. By that I mean people who have shown me (whether directly or indirectly) they are a good person, and kind etc. I despise people who demand respect because they think they are better than you, and will not respect them, as they are childish, arrogant twats. I don't respect authority figures (principles, prime ministers, presidents, etc) but I do respect that they have authority. Most authority figures are bastards anyway.

 

[Burck]

For me, respect is given to those who show compassion and aren't fake all the time. I don't mind people acting every now and then, but it gets really frustrating when I don't know the real personality of the person I'm talking, hanging out with, or otherwise associated with.

These are people I consider good human beings.