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  • Posted by Robbie53024 10 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Fundamentally, I disagree that respect is earned - for me it is lost. I offer respect until I have evidence that it is not deserved.
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  • Posted by straightlinelogic 10 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Respect must be earned, and current prevailing political philosophies have made "earned" a dirty word. People will respect others when they deserve respect, but in our current zoo, most people are looking for something for nothing and there is a gaggle of politicians who will promise it to them.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 10 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    In large part, I agree. There does seem to be something pathological to it. Which goes to support my contention that the nature of man is not to respect others, and by extension the liberty of others. Which seems to be the fundamental flaw in Objectivism.

    However, whenever there are positive stories, they usually get good response.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 10 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    I agree. This post was really more rhetorical than anything. It seems to speak for itself. But thanks for the reply.
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  • Posted by straightlinelogic 10 years, 1 month ago
    There is a whole class of people out there who make their livings by commenting on other people. That's somewhat pathological, and nice definitely does not sell. So we have all sorts of jabbering fools who have nothing better to do than make fun of someone else.
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