Everyone does deserve to be treated with respect by default. Respect is earned, and is not the same thing.
Choosing to associate with certain groups is an action for which respect may be rescinded.
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Azzu@lemm.ee 2 months agoI think all people deserve respect by default. Only through someone’s actions may the respect for them be rescinded. Calling a whole bunch of people something is just almost never correct and only furthers any already existing divide.
snooggums@midwest.social 2 months ago
14th_cylon@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Yeah, no. For example once you join the Nazi party, you gave up your right to be given benefit of the doubt. I am not going to waste my time on a theory that maybe you are a good nazi.
Same goes for when you join hexbear.