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Re: Respect.

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A bit of a generalisation, though, I think.
Guilty as charged, Sir!
Perhaps I did not express myself very clearly. When I was a child anyone in the professions I listed was automatically respected - today they are not because so many have been proved to have feet of clay.

I'd say that many policepersons, doctors, nurses and teachers are still worthy of our respect.
Individuals - certainly. Their professions - not any more.
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Re: Respect.

I only respect people who deserve respect.
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07-09-2018, 08:31 AM
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As a child I remember being in awe or afraid of certain people ie policemen, doctors, teachers so I don't think that was a respect thing

As a teenager I remember learning about respect from people I met that had an impact on me either by their words of encouragement or actions to inspire me with what I may have been trying to achive at that time in my life.

Today I view people as simply people doing either a good or bad job so perhaps its harder to find people to respect these days or we get more choosy on whom we bestow the word respect
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07-09-2018, 08:36 AM
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Re: Respect.

I have never been in awe of anyone.
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07-09-2018, 09:12 AM
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Re: Respect.

Personally I have lost respect for the word itself. 'Respect' has been hijacked by certain people in society and translates as 'fear me' rather 'respect me'. Nothing to do with respect at all.
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07-09-2018, 09:17 AM
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Re: Respect.

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Personally I have lost respect for the word itself. 'Respect' has been hijacked by certain people in society and translates as 'fear me' rather 'respect me'. Nothing to do with respect at all.
Interesting point there, Dongles.
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07-09-2018, 09:19 AM
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Re: Respect.

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Interesting point there, Dongles.
Thank you Tabs.
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07-09-2018, 11:08 AM
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Re: Respect.

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
Guilty as charged, Sir!
Perhaps I did not express myself very clearly. When I was a child anyone in the professions I listed was automatically respected - today they are not because so many have been proved to have feet of clay.

I'd say that many policepersons, doctors, nurses and teachers are still worthy of our respect.

Individuals - certainly. Their professions - not any more.
No-one seems to have noticed that I didn't include politicians!
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07-09-2018, 11:21 AM
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Re: Respect.

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No-one seems to have noticed that I didn't include politicians!
I did - but didn't think them worthy of mention.
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07-09-2018, 01:45 PM
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Blimey, we even respected News reporters years ago but look at them now, a bunch of scruffy fast-tracked morons with weird accents.
 
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