Respect

What does it mean to respect another person? Well that is a big question which the internet is not providing an answer. Respect of others is what we think of others, or what we show to others of what we think of them.

So how does one respect a nut bar? Well, it is a nut bar, and we need to realize that it is a nut bar, even if it thinks it is chocolate. We need to allow that nut bar to think it is the best, correct, true and wonderful. We need to allow the nut bar to tell others how wonderful and chocolatey it is, even when that is false and dangerous to those who are allergic to nuts, even if they do not know they are. What does respect mean to those who preach concepts that are wrong? Allowing them to go on unchallenged in ignorance?

So the internet is a great place to learn how to behave respectfully to those who we do not necessarily or even remotely agree with. That is not an authentic person, but rather a people pleasing, hollow person, who is more concerned with appearances than reality. Making a person think that you "respect" him, while thinking he is an idiot bigot or other low life, is not being an authentic person.

Respecting and valuing truth, knowledge, information, correctness is difficult, now mix in an person who's world view depends on the mystics or religion, and ask me to respect him/her and what am I supposed to do? It is even worse if that person is trying to spread their wrong worldview. So what is this respect that the public speaks of? More political correctness bullshit.

So it does not matter what we say, there will always be opposition. Regardless, we need to be free to say it, to preserve free speech. We need to ignore the opposition, and take the risk from speaking the truth.