“If you treat a person with respect, you automatically treat that person with dignity.”
I tend to agree. Funny thing is, I typically find that the word “respect” is commonly used by the right and the word “dignity” is commonly used by the left, whereas the word “dignity” is often avoided by the right and the word “respect” is often avoided by the left.

If you treat a person with respect, you automatically treat that person with dignity. You can't have one without the other.Look at how ludicrous that would be: The man has no dignity, but I respect him. Or, The man is not respected, but he does have dignity.
It's like saying "He is a great man in every aspect except that he is also a psychotic monster."

Respect refers to admiration for someone because of their qualities or achievements.
Dignity refers to the state of being worthy or honorable.

Outside of those 180 opposed to the ideals of humanity...like a beheading islamist and a charity worker, I think there is plenty inbetween to always call for dignity.

Respect is a whole other matter...it should be earned but by who's rules.

However, I have neither for the current leftest actors...for them and a beheading islamist, a cold blooded killer, rapper, a pedophile I could not imagine treating them with dignity...in my observation, they haven't earned that either...

My initial thought was this:
With respect (social construct) comes dignity (personal construct). The only thing people can do is treat each other respectfully in all things and the individual, valuing the assessment, builds his/her dignity. Another person cannot bestow dignity, just treat you respectfully.

IMO, it's pretty much the same thing.
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Me dino has learned over the years that it's best to treat people some would consider as beneath them with dignity and respect.
Like how about that person behind that intercom box at a fast food joint?
Two decades ago I saw televised videos/security tapes of misbehaving fast food personnel doing such things as spitting into the food of awaiting customers.
So me dino decided it best to say "ma'am" or "sir" even to a kid at a fast food restaurant. My living in the Deep South does not make saying such as that unique anyhoo.
One time I was in a car line at a Taco Bell and the driver before me was ,talking while flinging his arms around, showing off to his girl at the expense of whoever he was talking to on the intercom.
It occurred to me dino that the help still may be PO'd when I came along next. So me dino left the line and drove to another eatery.
Sometimes being polite can backfire. Just a month ago at Arby's I called a young guy with a high pitched voice a "ma'am." Hopefully Sir Squeaky did not spit into my food..