No one is owed respect, respect is earned, True, or False?

[Anonymous]

I personally think its true, its why these people that demand i respect them get ignored.

True

False

[OneViewpoint]

Not completely true or false. Everyone is owed a basic level of respect unless they demonstrate they don't deserve it. But anything that fundamental level of respect for another person's rights, respect must be earned.

• The guy on the street deserves a... good day, excuse me, I beg your pardon, etc.
• A leader on the other hand must earn respect and the right to lead. I don't care what your title is. Prove you're not an idiot before I'll take orders from you.

[Snakeyes7]

That's called common courtesy not respect.

[Chazmatazz269]

A modicum of respect is the societal standard. I don’t owe you anything so that you don’t take a sh*t on my doorstep. If you expect to benefit from living in civilized society, you owe everyone with whom you share that society a modicum of respect. Unless and until they abandon that rule themselves and demonstrate disrespect.

[NathanDavis]

I respect people by default... and generally speaking, they correspond that

[BonzoInBitburg]

Respect is 100% earned. But until it can be earned or unearned, everyone deserves common decency.

[Snakeyes7]

People need to do respectable things to be respected, common courtesy is default.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Your actions COMMAND respect;your words can't DEMAND it.

[Paige90]

False!

[Anonymous]

i think its false