Respect is an interesting subject. I think it's one that too many people think of in terms of themselves.

Have you ever talked to someone, who was speaking as if to say. "So you better respect me?!" (which is actually a show of weakness) Or as if they feel entitled to your blessing on them. Whatever they might do? I haven't seen it much, but when I do, I don't give it to them.

What makes you give someone respect?

How do you think respect is earned?

Do you think any amount of respect is given simply because of things like age, or profession?


Everyone wants it. Not everyone obtains it. Only those who understand how humans act can truly have it. And Ironically, it's those who aren't too worried about what other people think about them who get it.

I respect people based on their actions, and their motivations behind it.

I also respect honesty, humility, and people with a contemplative nature.

For the most part respect is earned. However, I think respect should by default be given to teachers, those who risk their lives for others, family members, and other elders UNLESS their actions or behavior suggest that do not deserve it. I don't think that they have to earn respect in the same way we might expect of strangers.

I think quite a bit of respect is given to age. I doubt many of us argue with our grandparents, no matter how wrong or confused they might be on an issue.

If someone demands respect through intimidation or simply through popularity, I don't give it.

I work in a different way to most people, I make the assumption that somebody is worthy of respect as a default regardless of who they are. Whether the respect is reciprocated or not doesn't matter to me simply because I know other people work in different ways. The only time I would retract respect is if somebody goes out of their way to deliberately inflame a situation or actively seeks to offend others.

As for should respect be earned I think it shouldn't be earned initially, although I don't think people should adopt my way of thinking, if they did things simply wouldn't work. If somebody doesn't naturally think this way they would be putting up a pretence which would lead to people not knowing where they are, you could also argue that it could lead to respect been shown but not really intended.

What an amazing question!

I have never respected anyone who have said "you better respect me". If you have to ask for it, you will never get it. Asking for you to fear you does not make you respected.

What makes me give respect is acts of kindness, solidarity and rising above yourself and thinking of others. Also keeping your cool in tough situations is what I admire.

Respect, I think all in all, is earned by keeping true to yourself. Respect is nothing you go out fishing for like points in some contest. If you stay true to yourself and keep your head held high, those will respect you who deserve your respect. Those who don't, they would have respected not you, but some one else. So their respect would have been a lie anyway and who needs that.

True respect doesn't ask for your age or your profession.

Respect, like love, is also best when you both give and receive.

Respect!

Sword legion : Respect is not a thing you can get by power or prestiege alone. It's a little like friendship. The best way to earn it is to show it. I feel that a lot of people lack respect for things that used to be revered. God, the law, your bosses, the people in your family. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think the world would be a better place if people would give respect where it's due.

You know, I feel like respect has become one of those words most people just throw around without any meaning behind it.
So few people seem to be on the same page when it comes to what "Respect" entails.

For me, I believe everyone has the potential for worth until they show me otherwise.
As far as admiration (a word the definition uses), that is always earned through actions.

For interpersonal relationships, I will give respect only to those who accept me as I am. Of course, I always start by doing it myself.

In general I will give more respect to someone who is always consistent with his/her ideas even if they are completely opposite to mine. For example, I have more respect for Bernie Sanders than most other politicians because he ALWAYS advocates for the same: more government. I despise such thoughts, but at least he doesn't flip-flop every second day.

Generally, I only respect those who respect me in turn. I know that seems like a never-ending loop, but it's really not. If I am talking to someone and they dismiss me, that is a sign that I am not respected enough to be listened to, so no, I'm not going to respect them. I will be polite, I will listen to them in turn, but they will not have my respect or my support. I know there's this whole thing about 'respect your elders', but if an 'elder' won't get off their high horse long enough to perhaps listen to those around them, whether on equal footing or not, I am not going to respect them, either. I will be polite, but they will not have my respect.  Members of my own family have learned this the hard way with me because of their bigoted, racist, and ableist views of myself and my friends. When they started showing a little respect for others, they received it in return from me.

As for how respect is earned? Simple. Show it. Again, seems like a never-ending loop, but again, it's really not. Treat others politely and respectfully, however, don't show respect to those who do or say things that are blatantly wrong (racism, for example). Simply be polite to these folks. IF you gently correct them and they pay attention and try to change, then you start showing them a little respect. Otherwise, be polite and walk away, whether figuratively or literally. It's a two-way street. Eventually people tend to get tired of having no respect and start showing it to others, so the problem gets dealt with.

Yes, I think weird amounts of respect are given automatically because of age and/or profession, and in my mind this is wrong. Young or old, CEO or the lowest janitor on the totem pole, age or position has no bearing on how you treat people, and it shouldn't have any bearing on the amount of respect you get, either. Your actions alone should determine the amount of respect you get, because to me, someone who treats others well, no matter who they are, deserves more respect than someone who brushes off those 'lesser' than them as though they don't matter. I'm a Christian, and I kind of take this from how Jesus treated people in the Bible. He didn't care about status, he cared about how people treated one another. Unfortunately, it seems that the world at large disagrees with me, which is just SAD. Power overwhelms all else.

Respect is something very important when you're trying to communicate with others. I respect those who respect me back, and for those who accept who I am. If people disrespect me, then I disrespect them back.

Now, how do you earn respect? All you have to do is be nice to others and respect their actions. That's all you have to do.

Listen to this quote: "You may hate me, but you have to respect me." There's a huge difference between hating someone and disrespecting someone. Let's say you hate a classmate in your class, but you must respect him. Like, you must tolerate him/her. Respect is also about Tolerance. Get my point?

People always start out with my respect. In order to lose my respect, you have to do a lot of little things wrong, or really mess up big time. 
And once you've lost my respect, or trust for that matter, then it is very hard to get it back, ever, at all. 

Respect is the default position. Although I don't shy from conflict, and I do not conceive of conflict as disrespectful.