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Respect is a thing earned, not donated.
I respectfully disagree, Jim. I was raised to show a set amount of respect to everyone. That level of repsect is subject to change depending on the recipient's behavior. And regardless of how low a person sinks, I will never follow them down to that level by actively showing disrespect for their humanity. That way lies the Shoa and genocide. Nearer to, there lies rudeness and incivility. In between are abuse and discrimination. We all live in this society and the constant rubbing of human beings in the brownian motion of life demands the lubricant of good manners, civility, and respect. Without it, all our lives would be the worse. Kindly show me the respect of refering to my party as the Democratic party. I'll return the favor by addressing you by the nomenclature you request.
Sincerely, Jean Dudley _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
