Having Respect for someone and Treating someone with REspect are two different things. Do you agree or disagree?

by Drue-AFCL Posted 2013/01/21 18:39:45

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johne37179 2013/01/21 18:42:44

agree

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This works at all levels -- During the cold war each side respected the potential of the other side, but did not always treat each other with respect.
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FlyGalsMom 2013/01/24 07:51:06 (edited)

disagree

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I try to treat Everyone with respect~It's called Manners~

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mikeyavelli 2013/01/23 18:00:43

disagree

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i wish i could hide my disdains and my pleasures. i am a bad social liar.

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Claybern 2013/01/23 02:05:36

agree

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I do not respect anyone who wants to attack the constitution of the United States.

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Andrew 2013/01/23 01:24:51

disagree

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agree

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clasact 2013/01/23 00:18:21

agree

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I treat everyone with respect until you give me reason not to but I have respect for only certain people who have truely earned it

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brittany 2013/01/22 21:11:46

agree

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there can be some people who you don't like that you can have respect for.

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Thomas G Towns 2013/01/22 19:12:36

disagree

+1
Respect is earned.

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Drue-AFCL to Thomas ... 2013/01/22 23:16:50

That is true, but does that mean that you treat someone you don't have respect for disrespectfully?

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Thomas ... to Drue-AFCL 2013/01/22 23:38:10

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A matter of degree some deserve total distain....... The dumb bastards.

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FlyGalsMom to Drue-AFCL 2013/01/24 08:05:19

I try to be mannerly~ I do not abide ppl who aren't mannerly very well ~when ppl use foul language or nit pick or call others names online then I can get disrespectful to them~I try to give ppl the benefit of the doubt first and for most~

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libertybelle 2013/01/22 15:49:11

disagree

+1
If you have respect for someone you would treat them as such.

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cwoo10 2013/01/22 13:24:54

agree

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When I first meet a person, I treat them with respect, as I do not belittle them.

Once someone EARNS my respect, then I respect them as a person.

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Mark 2013/01/22 12:21:47

disagree

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Respect is earned. I can respect (a possible synonym is admire) a person from far away because of their achievements or someone closer to home because of their character.
When people say "treat someone with respect" what they really mean is good manners and politeness, I think the two have gotten blurred.

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Mantic 2013/01/22 08:52:09

disagree

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It finally happened... I've clicked the wrong answer. Love how SodaHead locks it in.

Anyway: sometimes the latter is merely a matter of pragmatism.

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FlyGalsMom to Mantic 2013/01/24 08:12:36 (edited)

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LOL ~ I can't begin to tell you how many times I was going for one answer and SH gives me the wrong one and LOCKS it in~ You can't correct it either which is bogus~
Many other sites at least allow you to correct it or have a place to report it happening~

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DreamwalkerJB 2013/01/22 04:23:04 (edited)

agree

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Again, you give only two options. What about other?

You cannot treat someone with respect without having some level of respect for them and you cannot have respect for someone without also treating them with respect at least part of the time. Even with friends that you can tease and make disrepectful comments to without lowering the level of respect you have for each other, there is a level of respect built into the friendship.

That said, you can treat a total stranger with respect, but you can only have respect for someone you know enough about to feel respect for them and their behavior.

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FlyGalsMom to Dreamwa... 2013/01/24 08:18:06

Treating a total stranger with respect (IE:online) is called MANNERS~~

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Dreamwa... to FlyGalsMom 2013/01/24 14:01:22

Actually, manners vary from culture to culture; respect does not.

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wutever 2013/01/22 03:57:37

agree

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There are lots if people I have no respect for, but I still treat them with some decency.you don't have to treat them badly because you don't like them or agree with them

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FlyGalsMom to wutever 2013/01/24 08:18:43

Good answer~

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baboula 2013/01/22 02:49:38

agree

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of course! You can have respect for a position but not the person - anything more than civility and politeness needs to be earned.

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American Girl 2013/01/22 02:23:24

agree

+2
I give respect to those who show respect.

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Picasso's Cat 2013/01/22 02:03:33

agree

+1
Yes, I have respect for the President of the United States.
But I treat my girlfriend with respect!

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Jlmpatro 2013/01/22 01:32:33

agree

+2
Agree !

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MsDianna 2013/01/22 01:17:08

agree

+1
this there is a difference between respecting someone and having respect for someone.
we can have respect for teachers but not respect a certain teacher.

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Sister Jean 2013/01/22 01:15:21

agree

+2
agree

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latarynn 2013/01/22 01:14:45

agree

+1
stupid ass teachers think i'm gonna be there bitch and give them respect HA they can suck my balls dry

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baboula to latarynn 2013/01/22 02:52:56

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in high school, those "stupid ass teachers" control your future whether you want to admit it or not and it won't kill you to be civil and polite - besides you might like the results

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latarynn to baboula 2013/01/22 02:55:02

lol 0.o...i know what i'm doin i'm a straight A student..but thanks anyway for the 'advice' >.> haha

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baboula to latarynn 2013/01/22 03:21:40

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Happy for you - you have H.S. and college under control..... so what about after? You can't tell employers to "suck my balls" You'd be out of a job so fast your head would spin

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latarynn to baboula 2013/01/22 03:29:00

lol i'm not retarded haha..i wouldn't do that at work but i if i caught them at a grocery store or something i would hehe..jk

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FlyGalsMom to baboula 2013/01/24 08:33:07

If she is STRAIGHT A and spells the possessive pronoun THEIR as THERE it makes me wonder if her College is really under control and how she got an A in English~ and if she did not get an A in English then she is NOT a straight A student in HS~ Just sayin'

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wutever to latarynn 2013/01/22 04:03:48

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Strait A's don't bring home a paycheck after highschool. Highschool does not get you ready for the real world it's just a government funded daycare. Having decency and humanity gets you through life

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FlyGalsMom to latarynn 2013/01/24 08:29:48

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R u high? this is a perfect example of subject matter of respect~

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FlyGalsMom to latarynn 2013/01/24 08:28:18

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I'm going to be THEIR Bitch Miss Straight A Student~

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FlyGalsMom to latarynn 2013/01/24 08:41:24 (edited)

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QUESTION # 1~If you are a female why do you speak as if you are a Ghetto Guy?
#2 Why do you not respect your teachers?
#3 Why do you think they want you to be THEIR bitch?

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latarynn to FlyGalsMom 2013/01/24 15:02:10

hhaha.. lol and because there rude to everyone and they hit some kids lol so i will be respectful when i get respected.i'm never ghetto that's disgusting it's just my rule like they have their rules i have mine...lol i'm not high hahah i was earlier but not now ..flygals mom hah

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american patriot 2013/01/22 00:39:26

agree

+1
I treat narcissistic jerks the way I want to be treated.
Abusive people won't get my fake or real respect.

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Tarheel 2013/01/21 23:38:28

agree

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I try to never be disrespectful toward someone whether or not I actually do respect them.

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Tennessee3501 2013/01/21 23:14:16 (edited)

agree

+3

Like the late great Rodney Dangerfield, however, I get neither! LOL !

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