For every respect we must all carry our responsibilities… One’s responsibility for respect might depend on their own respect for such a responsibility, or rather, the respect the hold towards their own responsibilities which they may recognize the existence thereof, but still lack the general appreciation for either the responsibilities themselves or the respect required to truly carry properly any such responsibilities which may come with such certain levels of respect.
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watson@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Then, at my age, I should have a lot more respect than I do
SeptugenarianSenate@leminal.space 2 days ago
watson@lemmy.world 2 days ago
“Responsibility begets respect”
This was my father‘s philosophy, and I must disagree with the inferred position that responsibility is necessary for respect.
Bimfred@lemmy.world 2 days ago
“Respect” is commonly used in two wildly different ways. To some, it means being treated as an authority. To others, it means being treated as a person. Then there’s the absolute shitstains who say “If you won’t respect me, then I won’t respect you,” and what they mean is “If you won’t treat me as an authority, I won’t treat you as a person.”
Being treated as a person is given. Being treated as an authority is earned. And if you on’t do anything to prove you’re capable of being an authority, you don’t deserve to be treated as such.
watson@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Then there are those who would gladly argue what it really means to be “treated like a person”
cRazi_man@europe.pub 2 days ago
I respect you dude, whatever your age. Even the very young deserve respect,this isn’t age gated.