I Have Random Thoughts

The word "respect" can have several meanings. It can reffer to respecting someone as a person, or respecting someone as an authority.
And sometimes, the people used to being considered as figures of authority will say things like - "If you don't respect me, I won't respect you", but what they really mean is - "If you don't treat me like authority, I won't treat you like a person". And they think this is okay, but it is not...
/angry rant mode off