On 10/17/2020 1:59 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Vi, 16 oct 20, 16:46:42, Leslie Rhorer wrote:On 10/16/2020 4:57 AM, Pierre-Elliott B�cue wrote:Feel free to ignore """lazy""" people from now on, but don't be irrespectful to them. You have no right to, and they don't deserve it.There is no such word - or concept - as irrespectful.Please excuse us non-native English speakers for such mistakes. As far
No excuse or apology is required. The mistake was clearly an honest one. I simply corrected it, just as I would expect and appreciate anyone else to do for me.
as I can tell Pierre-Elliot meant "rude".
I think perhaps he meant "disrespectful", which is not quite the same as "rude"
The point you were apparently trying to make, however, is just completely wrong. I, and anyone else, have every right to reserve my respect from whomever I choose. Respect is *EARNED*. It is not a right and it is not a privilege. Until someone does earn respect, there is no reason anyone should afford it them. It is utterly ridiculous to think everyone deserves respect. If it is afforded to everyone, then it becomes totally worthless.This could be understood that in your opinion it is ok to be rude to a person unless that person has somehow earned your respect. Is this what you meant?
It is neither what I said, nor what should properly be inferred from it. As I already mentioned, there is a difference between rudeness and disrespect. There is also a big difference between not respecting someone and being either rude or disrespectful to them. I am not quite sure it is really ever OK to be rude. I know it is never acceptable to engage in puerile behavior such as name-calling or ad hominem attacks.
It is also a very different thing to reserve one's respect and one's opinions until someone has proven themselves than from engaging in a gratuitous, unprovoked verbal attack. Please do not attempt to extrapolate from my statements beyond reasonable logical boundaries. For one thing, it is rude to do so. (But not necessarily disrespectful.)